Pay-Per-View: CMS proposes shift toward extensive packaging
APCs Weekly Monitor, September 21, 2007
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On July 16, CMS released the 2008 OPPS proposed rule, which included a dramatic shift in the packaging concept from the current payment system. Hugh E. Aaron, MHA, JD, CPC, CPC-H, senior vice president of compliance and regulatory affairs/regulatory counsel for HCPro, Inc., Marblehead, MA, and Keith Siddel, MBA, PhD(c), president and CEO of HRM, in Creede, CO, say that the shift may not benefit hospitals in the long run, and that it's critical for providers to conduct a financial analysis to determine the payment implications of this important proposal.
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