Ambulatory and Outpatient Care
The American Hospital Association (AHA) shares resources on proposed and final rules related to ambulatory and outpatient care with hospitals and health systems.
With the effects of COVID-19 expected to continue for some time, providers can expect many of the trends that developed over the past two years to continue. Care delivered in alternative settings to hospitals, for example, is expected to increase considerably before the decade closes.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 16 published its calendar year (CY) 2022 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released its calendar year (CY) 2022 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule that updates payment rates and makes several policy changes, generally effective on Jan 1, 2022.
The AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2022.
As strongly advocated by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that it is rescinding prior audit denials for hospitals that had failed to qualify for the “mid-build exception” so that the agency can review the determinations.
Ambulatory care delivery has undergone major changes during the pandemic
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 19 released its calendar year (CY) 2022 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) proposed rule.
CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient/ASC Proposed Rule, Including Modifications to Price Transparency Rule
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CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient/ASC Proposed Rule,
Including Modifications to Price Transparency Rule
Health care executives may want to devote even more strategic planning time to moving services outside hospital walls. That’s because seismic shifts are expected in the outpatient landscape over the next decade, notes a recent forecast from the market analytics firm Sg2, a Vizient company.