2019 Final Rule Changes to Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) On-Demand Webinar (12/12/2018)
The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) payment system continues to evolve with final changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) for calendar year 2019. Find out what changes are finalized for implementation on January 1, 2019 for ASCs and hospital outpatient services in the CY2019 final rule. Physician practice managers will want to keep a close watch on the ASC and OPPS developments as more services migrate from one setting to another. Prepare your organization now for the proposed changes.
Topics include:
Topics include:
- Final 2019 APC groupings
- Final 2019 OPPS changes to drugs, biological, and radiopharmaceuticals
- Final 2019 changes to OPPS for cancer hospitals and partial hospitalization services
- Final 2019 changes to collect data on off-campus provider-based emergency departments
- Final 2019 methods to control outpatient volume increases
- Final 2019 340B drug payment changes for non-excepted off-campus hospital departments
- Final 2019 changes for ASCs
- Final changes to hospital outpatient quality requirements
- Final additional changes to other policy areas
Description
- Identify and implement OPPS/ASC rule changes that may have significant impact on health system finances
- Develop action plans to address issues within your organization's charge structure and operational processes
- Describe potential compliance issues