HB Ad Slot
HB Mobile Ad Slot
HB Ad Slot
Comments to CMS’ 2011 IPPS Proposed Rule are due by June 20th
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Just a reminder, comments to CMS’ 2011 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule are due by June 20, 2011.  Several notable provisions in the Proposed Rule include:

  • Policies for several hospital quality initiatives, including policies related to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.
  • The addition of contrast-induced acute kidney injury as a hospital acquired condition. 
  • The removal of excisional debridement cases from the current MS-DRG and assignment of them to three new MS-DRGs that would provide more accurate, but lower, payment.
  • The creation of two new MS-DRGS for autologous bone marrow transplants.  One MS-DRG would apply to such transplants with complications or comorbidities, while another MS-DRG would apply to such transplants without any complication or comorbidity.
  • Revisions to the rules for determining pension costs for Medicare cost-finding and wage index purposes.
  • Clarification that Medicare’s 3-day/1-day payment window policy applies to both preadmission diagnostic and non-diagnostic services furnished at a physician practice wholly owned or wholly operated by the admitting hospital.
  • The exclusion of patient days and bed days for inpatient hospice services from the Medicare disproportionate share adjustment and indirect medical education adjustment.
  • Clarification of CMS’ “under arrangements” requirements.

You may access the Proposed Rule here.

A summary of the Proposed Rule is available from CMS here.

HB Ad Slot
HB Ad Slot
HB Mobile Ad Slot
HB Ad Slot
HB Mobile Ad Slot
 
NLR Logo
We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up to receive our free e-Newsbulletins

 

Sign Up for e-NewsBulletins