HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2017 Issue 20 (May)
Healthcare News: CMS proposes to discontinue new technology add-on for heart failure monitoring system
May 16th, 2017
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Article Overview
This article covers a CMS fiscal year 2018 inpatient prospective payment system proposal affecting a heart failure monitoring technology. It explains the policy context, the reason the add-on payment is being reconsidered, the timing of the proposal and comment period, and the code-based cases associated with the technology. The piece is useful for hospital coders, compliance staff, and reimbursement professionals tracking CMS payment updates and ICD-10-PCS references.
Why This Topic Matters
The proposal affects hospital payment treatment for a monitored heart failure technology and may change how facilities track and report cases linked to the technology under CMS inpatient rules.
What You Will Learn
- What CMS proposed in the FY 2018 inpatient payment rule
- How the article frames the policy background for the heart failure monitoring system
- Which ICD-10-PCS code references are associated with the technology
- What timing milestones and rulemaking dates were noted by CMS
Who Should Read This
- Hospital coders
- Inpatient reimbursement specialists
- Compliance teams
- Revenue cycle staff
- Health system administrators
Codes Discussed
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