Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2018, SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program, SNF Quality Reporting Program, Survey Team Composition, and Correction of the Performance Period for the NHSN HCP Influenza

Corrects several technical errors that were printed in an August 4, 2017, final rule, which updated fiscal year 2018 payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Corrections take effect October 1, 2017, and final publication in the Federal Register is scheduled for October 4, 2017.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news