Hospital Acquired Conditions On July 31, 2008, in the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Final Rule, CMS included 10 categories of conditions that were selected for the HAC payment provision. Payment implications began October 1, 2008, for these Hospital Acquired Conditions.  The IPPS FY 2009 Final Rule is available in the Statute/Regulations/Program […]

This document describes a change by CMS regarding IPPS and LTCHs. It is 4 pages in pdf format. Click here to view or download.