April, 2019 - Make Your Revenue Smarter

IPPS and LTCH Proposed Rule FY2020

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This proposed rule would update Medicare payment policies for hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2020 and advances two key CMS priorities, “Rethinking Rural Health” and “Unleashing Innovation,” by proposing historic changes to the way Medicare pays hospitals. The inpatient […]

CWTC [Episode 62] Diabetic Retinopathy Type 1 or 2, PPS vs Coders in IRF, Therapy Prior to Plan of Care, Modifiers

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Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with […]

IRF PPS Proposed Rule FY2020

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Proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CMS-1710-P) Overview: On April 17, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that would update Medicare payment policies for facilities under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS) and the Inpatient Rehabilitation Quality Reporting Program (IRF […]

IRF Quality Improvement Program

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Visit CMS for the latest on this program IRF Quality Reporting Spotlight & Announcements IRF Quality Reporting Measures Information IRF-PAI and IRF QRP Manual IRF Quality Reporting Technical Information IRF Quality Reporting Training IRF Quality Public Reporting IRF Quality Reporting FAQs IRF Quality Reporting Data Submission Deadlines IRF Quality Reporting Reconsideration and Exception & Extension […]

IRF PPS Final Rule FY2019

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This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for federal fiscal year (FY) 2019. As required by the Social Security Act (the Act), this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system’s (PPS) case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used […]

CWTC [Episode 61] Combination Code on IRF-PAI, Resolving or Improving Diagnoses, Changing the IGC after Day 4

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Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with […]