Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10/11/2014

CMS Finalizes Rule for Medicare Hospital Outpatient Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a final rule with a comment period that revises Medicare hospital outpatient payment systems and quality reporting programs for 2015, implementing statutory requirements and updates based on its experience with these systems. The rule also addresses changes to data sources for physician-owned hospitals and requires physician certification for certain hospital inpatient admissions.