tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 21

INDUSTRY NOTES: Final Rule Won't Disrupt Organ Procurement Services

OPOs face new quality measures, competitive certification.A new final rule will change the way organ procurement organizations (OPOs) obtain Medicare and Medicaid coverage.In a final rule--appearing in the May 31 Federal Register--the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established new data reporting requirements and quality measures for OPOs. "This rule establishes a competitive framework for OPO certification" based on rigorous performance-oriented quality measures, CMS Administrator Mark McClellan said in a May 30 statement.Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt told reporters that he expects the new OPO rule to increase organ donations during its...

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