Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification; 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions
Thursday, December 19; 1-2 pm ET
CMS will host a third, follow-up call in its Special Open Door Forum (ODF) series to allow hospitals, practitioners, and other interested parties to ask questions on the physician order and physician certification, inpatient hospital admission and medical review criteria that were released on August 2, 2013 in the FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) final rule (CMS-1599-F) and corresponding medical review instruction. For recently released provider information, including updates to the frequently asked questions and a recently identified “rare & unusual circumstance,” please visit the Inpatient Hospital Reviews web page. Note: The “rare & unusual circumstance” appears in Section III.D.2 of the Download, “Reviewing Hospital Claims for Patient Status 11/27/2013.”
Feedback and questions on the two midnight provision for admission and medical review can be sent to IPPSAdmissions@cms.hhs.gov. Questions on Part B inpatient billing and the clarifications regarding the physician order and certification should be sent to the subject matter staff listed in the final rule.
Special Open Door Participation Instructions:
Conference call only
Participant Dial-In Number(s): (866) 501-5502; Conference ID # 16505942
For more information about ODF calls, see the Special Open Door website.
