IPPS

Most short-term acute-care inpatient hospital stays covered under Medicare Part A are payable under the IPPS, based upon the MS-DRG to which that case is assigned. Each FY, CMS publishes a final rule setting out the IPPS changes for that FY. The IPPS changes for FY 2016 can be found in more detail in the source authorities cited at the end of this note. 

CMS finalized changes to multiple quality measures in the fiscal year 2016 IPPS final rule, released July 31 (http://tinyurl.com/obx6cuu).

The 2016 OPPS proposed rule is likely to continue CMS' trend of expanded packaging and feature refinements and expansion of comprehensive APCs based on comments CMS has made in prior rules.

This week’s note is about Disproportionate Share Hospitals. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

This week’s note is about FY 2015 IPPS proposed payment adjustments. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

This week’s note is about Inpatient Prospective Payment System FY 2015. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

This week’s note is about the FY 2016 IPPS proposed rule. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis. 

This week’s note is about FY 2015 IPPS payments for inpatient discharges. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

This week’s note is about inpatient hospital stays during FY 2015. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

Quality measures, such as the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, form the basis of the 2015 IPPS final rule, released August 4.