What’s happening: Beginning Feb. 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will require giving “Observation Change of Status Notices” to patients who are reclassified from inpatient to observation (outpatient) status.
What else to know: CMS has issued updated information on these new requirements for communication to affected patients. Hospitals will be required to provide a Medicare Change of Status Notice (MCSN) to eligible Medicare patients who are reclassified from inpatient to outpatient receiving observation services.
The updated information includes delivery instructions for the MCSN, as well as new language (Section 450) to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual.
