CMS to Begin Validating Hospital Outpatient Quality Data

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin validating hospital outpatient quality data in late August or early September in order to determine 2011 annual payment updates, according to an AHA News Now report.

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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.

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