CMS is doubling down on price transparency compliance and enforcement, according to the 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule. The proposed rule also details major changes to price transparency requirements and behavioral health reimbursement, coverage of dental services, and more.
CMS is proposing a 3.4% reduction to the Medicare Part B conversion factor in the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. The agency is also floating expanded telehealth and dental coverage among numerous other changes.
Hospitals have made significant efforts to comply with price transparency regulations due to increased civil monetary penalties from CMS, according to a recent JAMA Network Open study.
Accurate revenue code selection affects concerns central to revenue integrity and the operations of healthcare provider organizations such as compliance and reimbursement. In this white paper, NAHRI Advisory Board Valerie Rinkle, MPA, CHRI, explains the importance of accurate revenue code...