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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) published in the May 4 Federal Register a proposed rule with changes to the fiscal year \(FY\) 2006 hospital inpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\). In addition to providing an inflationary payment increase for inpatient hospital…
Recent headlines have shined the national spotlight on living wills and advance directives. Hospitals have a long track record of educating patients and the public on patient self-determination and, because hospitals are a key resource in every community, it's important that this information be…
CMS published the final rule for the Medicare prospective payment system \(PPS\) for inpatient psychiatric facilities in the November 15, 2004 Federal Register. This final rule implements a per diem PPS with adjustments for diagnostic-related group \(DRG\) weights, comorbidities, wage index,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) published in the Nov. 15 Federal Register the final rule for the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system \(OPPS\) for calendar year 2005. The final rule includes statutory changes that resulted from the Medicare Modernization…