This week’s Medicare updates include an application of a payment adjustment for IPPS low-volume hospitals, an OIG review which found 100% non-compliance with billing regulations for intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning services, and more!
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This week in Medicare updates—8/29/18
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This week’s Medicare updates include an application of a payment adjustment for IPPS low-volume hospitals, an OIG review which found 100% non-compliance with billing regulations for intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning services, a fact sheet on submitting data for MIPS through the claims data submission process, and more!  
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