CMS released its proposed rule addressing new payment rates and policies under both the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS), for fiscal year (FY) 2017.
See the complete article for more, but here are the Key Takeaways:
1. IPPS Payment Rate — Increase of 0.9%
2. LTC Payment Rate – Updates
3. New Notification Procedures for Outpatients Receiving Observation Services
4. Medicare Uncompensated Care Payments — Revised Methodology
5. Hospital Readmission Reduction Program — Public Reporting
6. Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program — Changes to Measures for FY 2019
7. Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program — New Reporting Requirements for Newly Opened Hospitals
8. LTC Quality Reporting Program — New Measures
via CMS’s Proposed IPPS and LTCH FY 2017 Rule: Key Takeaways
