AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1996 Fourth Quarter
News Notes
1997 Prospective Payment System and New Codes Updates to Go On as Scheduled As many of you were probably aware, there was a chance of a possible delay in the 1997 update of the Medicare prospective payment system and implementation of the ICD-9-CM code changes. Congress enacted a new law in the spring that gave them 60 days to review regulations that would have a major impact. As things stood, the PPS and new codes updates would not have gone into effect until October 29. This would have cost the nation's hospitals an estimated $185 million. Fortunately, Congress voted...
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Article Overview
This short news item explains a scheduling update affecting Medicare prospective payment system changes and ICD-9-CM code revisions. It is relevant to hospital revenue cycle teams, coders, and compliance professionals who track annual regulatory updates and implementation dates.
Why This Topic Matters
Timing changes to payment system updates and code set revisions can affect hospital operations, planning, and compliance readiness.
What You Will Learn
- What regulatory timing issue was being discussed
- Which Medicare-related update was being scheduled
- What broad types of code-set changes were mentioned
- Why the timing of the update mattered to hospitals
Who Should Read This
- Hospital coders
- Revenue cycle staff
- Compliance professionals
- Health information management teams
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