2022 IPPS Final Rule: Part 3
September 1, 2021 Over the last two weeks, we have brought you our summation of the recently released 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (FR). Today’s alert will be our last installment of the FR and is based, in part, on summaries provided by both the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Hospital Association (AHA). Readmissions Reduction Program The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) is a Medicare value-based purchasing program that reduces payments to…