tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 29

Part B Payment: CMS Halts Payment for Some Post-Op Infections, Failure to Control Blood Sugar

Expansion of Medicare's list of "never events" worries practices nationwide that treat conditions such as postoperative deep vein thrombosisGet ready for three new "never events," effective this October.Last year, CMS issued a list of services that Medicare considers non-payable, including surgeries to retrieve objects that the surgeon accidentally left behind during a procedure, as well as seven additional so-called "never events."This week, CMS issued its Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule, which goes into effect on Oct. 1. Included in that final rule is a list of three new never events for which CMS will no...

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