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2022 IPPS Final Rule: Part 2

2022 IPPS Final Rule: Part 2

August 25, 2021 Today’s alert will act to continue our summarization of the 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (FR), which we began last week. The current summary will focus primarily on the new quality reporting requirements and is based in large measure on a synopsis of the FR provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Inpatient Quality-Reporting Program The Hospital Inpatient Quality-Reporting (IQR) Program is a pay-for-reporting quality program that reduces payment to hospitals…

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2022 IPPS Final Rule: New Requirements for the Inpatient Setting

2022 IPPS Final Rule: New Requirements for the Inpatient Setting

August 18, 2021 Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (FR). The agency also released a multi-page fact sheet that provides a snapshot of some of FR’s key provisions. Based on our gleaning of this document, we can provide you with the following highlights on the new inpatient rules. Payment Rates The increase in operating payment rates for general acute care hospitals paid under…

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