Lawrence W. Vernaglia and Anil Shankar

On November 2, 2018, CMS released an on-line display copy of its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule implementing payment changes effective January 1, 2019. The official Federal Issuance is expected on November 21, 2018.  One anticipated set of changes in the Final Rule is related to off-campus outpatient hospital departments (OCODPs). Background Medicare…… Continue reading this entry