What’s happening: CHA has issued a detailed summary of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 inpatient prospective payment system final rule.
What else to know: The summary includes information on the new Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) that will be mandatory for more than 130 California hospitals across 10 geographic areas.
The summary highlights key provisions of the final rule, including:
- IPPS Market Basket Update
- Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments
- Wage Index
- TEAM
- Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, including a new patient safety structural measure
- Promoting Interoperability Program
- Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
- Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
- Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
The policy and payment provisions in the final rule are generally effective for FFY 2025 discharges, beginning Oct. 1. Payment and policy changes for the FFY 2025 long-term care hospital prospective payment system final rule are addressed in a separate summary.
