AHIMA December 16, 2020
The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) went into effect for acute care hospital discharges on October 1, 2020. The final rule was published on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website on September 2, 2020 and was published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2020.
The 2021 final rule publication was released about a month later than is typical due to CMS’ significant devotion of resources to the COVID-19 response. Therefore, the requirement for a 60-day timeframe between a final rule publication and an effective date was waived. This article provides a synopsis of the final rule content most relevant to coding professionals.
MS-DRG Changes
CMS implemented version 38.0...
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