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These printable tools are prepared to assist physicians (and coders) in the transition from ICD-9 Diagnosis Codes to ICD-10-CM. AQ-IQ found the Top 20 Diagnoses in 18 specialty practices and created this Conversion Tool for our subscribers. Not a subscriber yet? Each tool can be purchased for only $17.97 Get all 18 for only $199.97 […]
CMS has released updates to the FY2016 Final Rule published August 17, 2015. Both the FY2016 IPPS Final Rule (August 17, 2015) and the corrections (October 5, 2015) are available. Description: We are revising the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals to implement changes arising […]
This document will be published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2015. The currently available copy is in .pdf format. This final rule finalizes a new edition of certification criteria (the 2015 Edition health IT certification criteria or “2015 Edition”) and a new 2015 Edition Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) definition, while also modifying […]
This document was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2015. The currently available copy is in .pdf format. This final rule with comment period specifies the requirements that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in order to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive […]
According to the Medicare Benefits Policy Manual, Chapter 6, section 20.6 (Rev. 215, Issued, 12-18-15, Effective, 01-01-16, Implementation: 01-04-16) Observation care is a well-defined set of specific, clinically appropriate services, which include ongoing short term treatment, assessment, and reassessment before a decision can be made regarding whether patients will require further treatment as hospital inpatients […]
This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for federal fiscal year (FY) 2016 as required by the statute. As required by section 1886(j)(5) of the Act, this rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF PPS’s case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used […]
This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for CY 2016 to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. In this proposed rule, we describe the proposed changes to the amounts and factors used […]
