Other CMS Developments
Medicare Weekly Update, April 24, 2007
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CMS offers instruction on how to report trauma activation
On April 19, CMS posted a new question and answer in the Frequently Asked Questions section of its Web site. The Q&A explains how hospitals, subject to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system, should report trauma activation associated with critical care services.
View this Q&A on CMS' Web site.
CMS offers instruction on how to report device charges
On April 13, CMS posted a new question and answer in the Frequently Asked Questions section of its Web site. The Q&A explains how hospital outpatient departments should report device charges when they receive a full credit for a device that is being replaced by a more costly device.
View this Q&A on CMS' Web site.
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