CMS published Special Edition MLN Matters 17033 on December 6 as a reminder that it will not pay acute care hospitals for outpatient services provided to beneficiaries who are covered under a Part A inpatient stay at a separate facility.
CMS announced December 14 that it added quality information to its Physician Compare website. The website is designed to help providers and caregivers make educated decisions about Medicare patient care.
The 2018 OPPS final rule, published in the Federal Register on November 13, has two changes that could affect case managers—the removal of the total knee replacement from the inpatient-only list and cuts to payments for drugs purchased through the 340B drug discount program.
This week’s Medicare updates include an extension for S-10 worksheet submission, implementation plans for computed radiography payment reductions, a new national coverage article for a genetic sequencing diagnostic test for cancer patients, and more!
For the first time in over a decade, CMS has posted a decision memo with a 30-day public comment period for the National Coverage Determination on implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
