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Medicare program: changes to the inpatient hospital prospective payment system and fiscal year 1992 rates;
Federal Register
|October 30, 1991
Abstract:
In the August 30, 1991, issue of the Federal Register (FR Doc. 91-20778), (56 FR 43196), we revised the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system and the amounts and factors necessary to determine prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services. These changes are applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1991. This notice corrects errors made in that document.
Insights
This notice corrects errors in the revised Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system rules, effective October 1, 1991. These corrections ensure accurate prospective payment rates for Medicare services.
Area of Science:
- Health Policy
- Healthcare Administration
- Medicare Regulations
Background:
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) previously revised the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system.
- These revisions, published in the Federal Register on August 30, 1991, established new payment rates applicable to discharges on or after October 1, 1991.
Purpose of the Study:
- To correct erroneous information within the August 30, 1991 Federal Register document concerning Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system revisions.
- To ensure accurate implementation of prospective payment rates for Medicare beneficiaries.
Main Methods:
- Review of the Federal Register document (56 FR 43196) published August 30, 1991.
- Identification and correction of specific errors within the published text related to payment rates and factors.
Main Results:
- Specific errors in the calculation of prospective payment rates were identified.
- Corrections were made to the amounts and factors used to determine these rates.
Conclusions:
- The corrected notice ensures accurate prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services.
- The revised system, with corrections, is applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1991.