CMS discusses Hospital Compare Web site, observation, quality reviews, and more during recent call
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, May 1, 2008
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CMS hosted a hospital Open Door Forum (ODF) call March 13, in which various representatives discussed a number of inpatient-related topics, including the following:
Updates to the Hospital Compare Web site
Importance of testing claims with the National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Quality reviews for acute care hospital claims
Corrections to the CMS Web site regarding bed limit for critical access hospitals
Clerical errors related to observation
CMS’ plans to expand applicable diagnoses with the 5010 transaction system
Issuing advance beneficiary notices (ABN) for patients who refuse to leave the hospital after medically necessary services are complete
Hospital Compare Web site
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