National Council to Hold CMS 2025 PFS & OPPS Rule Briefing November 21
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Revised Medicare Payment Systems Resource Released
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a revised Medicare Learning Network (MLN) resource, Medicare Payment Systems, to reflect the 2022 regulation changes to payment, quality, and policy for all health settings. These include acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home health, hospital outpatient, inpatient psychiatric facility, long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics & supplies (DMEPOS).
CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum Scheduled for November 17
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be conducting the hospital/quality initiative open door forum on November 17, 2021 from 2:00 pm–3:00 pm. Agenda topics include the following:
- Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule;
- OPPS Payment;
- Pass-Through Drugs and Devices;
- ASC Payment;
- Hospital Price Transparency;
- Radiation Oncology (RO) Model;
- RO Model Website;
- RO Model Help Desk or 1-844-711-2664, option 5; and
- Open Q&A.
*COVID-19 related questions are welcome*