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On July 31, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update Medicare payment… Please log in to view this content.
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Its that time of year again time to hit the refresh button on the CPT© code set. Ever year on January 1st we get a refreshed code set– one that’s has been refurbished to better reflect current medical procedures and new innovations. With a healthcare system constantly evolves, expanding and modernizing it is important that […]
This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2024. As required by statute, this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system’s case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates […]
On August 1, 2023, CMS issued a Final Rule for fiscal year 2024 for the Medicare Program This Rule will be published on August 28, 2023 in the Federal Register. A preliminary copy is available here. This final rule will: revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of […]
When a physician or physical therapist takes vacation or family leave a gap is present in his or her place. In some circumstances, CMS allows substitutions, called Locum Tenens, to fill the gap. A Locum temporarily fills in for another provider, helping to fill the gap left behind. While Locums are commonly used across the […]
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