CMS: Rule Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2018 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Eligible Professionals; Provider-Based Status of Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities and Organizations; Costs Reporting and Provider Requirements; Agreement Termination Notices; Correction

Corrects technical and typographical errors that appeared in an August 14, 2017, final rule, which amends the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals in fiscal year 2018. Corrections take effect October 1, 2017.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news