This week’s Medicare updates include information on waivers and extensions for places affected by Hurricane Dorian, the October updates for the OPPS and DMEPOS fee schedule, the implementation on a policy revising requirements for appeals signatures, and more!
House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on July 25 to help state, local, and Tribal governments improve their ability to coordinate social determinants of health services for Medicaid recipients.
HHS wants to update confidentiality rules that govern the medical records of substance use disorder patients, according to a proposed rule released August 22.
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This week’s Medicare updates include a Special Edition MLN Matters article on the new documentation requirements for cost reports, revised manual instructions related to the implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, an OIG review of the impact of price substitutions based on average sales price data, and more!
Once enforcement of Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) began in 2012, initial data showed hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge declined for Medicare recipients admitted to hospitals for certain medical conditions. But according to a new study published in The BMJ, the decrease in inpatient readmissions was outpaced by an increase in overall hospital revisits, creating questions about the overall success of the HRRP.
