DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 12 (December)

Hospital practices to lose revenue, gain billing hassles with 3-day rule

Your hospital-affiliated practice will lose time and money next year on non-diagnostic services rendered three days prior to a hospital admission, according to the 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule. CMS finalized its proposal to lump Medicare Part B-billed services hospital-owned or operated entities render into a three-day payment window policy originally reserved only for hospitals.

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