CMS will validate a random sample of 7,300 cases, and hospitals where those cases were performed will be asked to supply medical documentation within 45 days of the request. Facilities that are unable to provide documentation within that timeframe face a 2 percent reduction in their calendar year 2011 annual payment update.
Read the AHA News Now report on the 2011 payment update.
Read other coverage on the 2011 payment update:
– Medicare Pay-For-Reporting Program Reminds Participating Hospitals to Submit Quality Data
