On April 7, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2022. CMS proposes updates related to payment and the IRF Quality Reporting Program. Comments on this proposed rule are due June 7, 2021. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to Get a $160m [...] Read More
On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) issued a fact sheet and final rule to modernize and clarify regulations that interpret and implement the physician self-referral law. The intent of the final rule is to balance the reduction of unnecessary physician burden with the goal of removing a physician’s financial [...] Read More
On August 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The rule finalizes provisions related to payment, documentation requirements, and use of non-physician practitioners. Provisions of this final rule are effective October 1, 2020. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Will Get [...] Read More
On April 16, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The rule includes proposals related to payment, documentation requirements, and use of non-physician practitioners. Comments on the proposed rule are due on June 15, 2020. Payments to Inpatient Rehabilitation [...] Read More
Tweet On July 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final FY 2020 inpatient rehabilitation facility payment rule. This final rule also includes updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP). Provisions of this final rule become effective October 1, 2019. IRFs Will See Payment Increase of 2.5 Percent in [...] Read More
On April 17, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed FY 2020 inpatient rehabilitation facility payment rule. This proposed rule also includes updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP). Comments on the proposed rule are due on June 17, 2019. IRFs Could See Payment Increase Of 2.5 Percent in [...] Read More
CMS Finalizes Payment Increases for SNFs and IRFs Both Seeing a 1% Bump, Advances Move from Volume to Value within SNF VBP Program On Monday, July 31, 2017 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two final rules updating the following payment systems for federal fiscal year (FY) 2018: the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility […]
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