The article provides an overview of measures that will be changing from FY 2011-FY 2014, a discussion of the adoption of eight hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) into the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, and a discussion of how payments are tied to the reporting of quality measures...
A 2.8% increase to OPPS payment rates for CY 2024 for hospitals that meet certain quality reporting requirements. An increase of 2.8% to the ASC rates for CY 2024. Establishment of payment and program requirements for Intensive Outpatient Program Services conducted in hospital outpatient departm...
CMS finalized an expansive definition of “hospitals” the requirements apply to, including any entity licensed or meeting standards for licensing as a hospital other than federally owned or operated hospitals. If CMS determines a hospital is noncompliant, the hospital could be required to follow a ...
1.Proposed FY 2022 hospice wage index— For FY 2022, the proposed hospice wage index would be based on the FY 2022 hospital cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2017 and before October 1, 2018 (FY 2018 cost report data). The proposed FY 2022 hospice wage index would ...
CMS to Clarify Captive Insurance and Hospital Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting RequirementsJoan Polacheck
CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule.
of Care, Treatment, and Services standards for hospitals and critical access hospitals to bring The Joint Commission requirements into alignment with the revised CMS requirements; rehabilitation and psychiatric distinct part units in critical access hospitals are required to comply with the hospital CoPs....
(s). CMS proposes the relevant factor in determining the timing of resetting an FTE resident cap is if the hospital first begins training the requisite amount of FTE residents at some point in a cost reporting period beginning on or after December 27, 2020 (date of enactment), and five ...
CMS is increasing payment rates for both hospital outpatient settings and ASCs that meet quality reporting requirements by 3.8%, representing an increase over the 2.7% rate CMS proposed in July. Nonetheless, the American Hospital Association (AHA) hasmaintained...
includes policies aimed atsafeguarding maternal careand removing barriers to care for underserved communities. The final rule will also increase Medicare hospital outpatient facility and ambulatory surgical center payment rates by 2.9% in 2025 for entities that meet applicable quality rep...