ICD10monitor November 9, 2022
Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM

Release of the REH designations for 2023, indicates that CMS will only be covering outpatient, emergency, and observation care services.

Last Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new updates to address health equity by increasing rural care access.

A press release made official the earlier proposed place of service titled Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs). This designation will allow Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and small rural hospitals the opportunity to convert to REHs. When I reported on this back in August, there was concern that the REH designation would not cover inpatient services.

This has been confirmed with the release of REH designations for 2023, as they would only be covering outpatient, emergency, and observation care...

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