Executive Summary – Episodic Payment Model for Cardiac and Hip Fractures Proposed Rule
This brief summary features the top 10 issues providers need to understand from the Episodic Payment Model (EPM) for Cardiac and Surgical Hip Femur Fracture Treatment Proposed Rule.
CY17 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Summary
This document summarizes the payment policies included in the CY17 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS): Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) Performance Category Overview
Summary of the Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) Performance Category of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).
Key Financial and Operational Impacts from the Proposed 2017 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule
This summary provides key financial and operational impacts from the proposed 2017 physician fee schedule (PFS) rule.
CY17 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Summary
This document provides a detailed summary of the Medicare Hospital OPPS and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment systems proposed rule for Calendar Year 2017 (CY17).
Executive Summary: CMS 2017 OPPS Proposed Rule
A brief summary of the Key financial and operational impacts from the 2017 hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
MACRA Timeline: MIPS and Advanced APM Reporting Requirements for Payment Year 2019
A timeline for MIPS and Advanced APM reporting requirements for payment year 2019 under MACRA.
Medicare Program: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (CDLTs) Payment System Final Rule Summary
On June 17, 2016, CMS placed on public display a final rule, implementing revisions to the payment methodology for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs) paid under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS). The implementation date for the rule is January 1, 2018.
HFMA Summary: MSSP Revised Benchmark Rebasing Methodology Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule that would make important changes to the benchmarking rebasing methodology used in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), among other changes.
Executive Summary – Final MSSP Benchmarking Rule
This document summarizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's (CMS's) long awaited rule finalizing changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) benchmark rebasing methodology, published in the June 10, 2016, Federal Register.