Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System
Guidance that provides information on the Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). Hospitals contract with Medicare to furnish acute inpatient hospital care and agree to accept pre-determined acute IPPS rates as payment in full. Topics are: Background, IPPS payment basis, Payment rates, Setting payment rates, Payment updates, Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program, and Resources.
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 01, 2020
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