CHA is hosting a complimentary, members-only webinar on Aug. 26 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. (PT) to discuss updates to the calendar year 2022 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rules.
Key OPPS provisions that will be discussed include:
- Payment update
- Price transparency enforcement
- Reversal of prior policies related to the inpatient-only list
- Ambulatory surgical center covered procedures list
- Drugs acquired through the 340B program
- Rural emergency hospital – request for information
- Outpatient quality reporting program
- Radiation oncology model
Key provisions of the PFS that will be discussed include:
- Conversion factor
- Telehealth services under the PFS
- Appropriate use criteria
- Medicare shared savings program
- Rural health clinic payment