Inpatient Facility Coding & Compliance Alert

Quality Reporting:

Start Collecting Data Now for Upcoming OQR Measures

Heads up: Several new measures also apply to ASCs. As part of its OPPS and ASC Final Rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2014, CMS announced numerous updates related to hospital quality. Most relate to the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program, but don’t miss other tidbits about the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program and conditions of coverage for Organ Procurement [...]
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