tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 17

HOSPITALS: You No Longer Have To Adhere To Transmittal 65's Tricky Policies

Certain California PTAs can relax about losing their jobs.If you're a hospital-based inpatient facility, you can breathe a sigh of policy-changing relief: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) abruptly rescinded Transmittal 65.Background: CMS released on Jan. 26 Transmittal 65, which stated hospital inpatient rehab settings, hospital acute care settings, critical access hospitals and long-term care hospitals and psychiatric hospitals under Part A were subject to the same documentation and provider requirements as Part B settings. The result: Applying Part B rules to an inpatient setting was like fitting a square peg in a round hole...

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