Susan Keeker, TRS, is a Consultant for GPS Healthcare Consultants. Ms. Keeker has more than 30 years experience in inpatient acute rehabilitation. After earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Therapeutic Recreation from Indiana University, she began her career in the area of pediatric rehabilitation and worked at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans for two years. Adult rehabilitation […]
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CMS finalized the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) rule on November 1, 2012, updating Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and ASC services beginning January 1, 2013. The final OPPS/ASC rule with comment period affects hospital outpatient departments in more than 4,000 hospitals, including general acute […]