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CMS Moves Forward with Site-neutral Payment Policies in 2017 OPPS Final Rule
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
CMS made certain concessions from its proposed site-neutral payment policies required by Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act, but is still moving forward with implementation January 1, 2017, according to the 2017 OPPS final rule. 
Medicare Updates: This Week's Regulatory Changes
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
This week’s Medicare updates include the release of FY 2017 Dialysis Facility Reports and End Stage Renal Disease Core Survey Materials; the Denial of Home Health Payments When Required Patient Assessment Is Not Received; a Quality Payment Program fact sheet, and more!
New Recovery Auditor Contracts Announced
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
CMS has awarded five new contracts for the next round of the Recovery Audit Program, the agency announced October 31.
Hospital Rankings Contradictory, Cryptic, Confusing
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Researchers challenge the usefulness of the plethora of perennial hospital rankings that are largely ignored beyond the executive suite and doctors' lounges.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Which New Technology Add-ons Will Be Available in 2017?
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
Q: Are there any new technology add-ons approved for 2017 under the IPPS?  

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Upcoming CMS Events
Wednesday, 11/2 - Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Payment System: Data Reporting Call
Thursday, 11/3 - CMS Hospital/Quality Initiative Open Door Forum
Tuesday, 11/15 - Quality Payment Program Final Rule Call
 

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Non-Vascular Interventional Radiology: Clear Up Coding Confusion

Expert speaker Stacie L. Buck, RHIA, CCS-P, CIRCC, RCC, will review 2016 changes to urinary and biliary procedures in this webinar Wednesday, November 30, while also discussing differences between aspiration and drainage procedures and previewing 2017 changes. She will use actual records to demonstrate what terminology coders need to look for in order to select the most accurate code.
 

    

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