June 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing extensive changes to the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for 2009, including a change to the definition of physician-owned hospitals, a modification of the physician self-referral "stand in the shoes" provisions, clarification of the period of time for which a physician would be prohibited from referring Medicare patients to an entity, and expansion of initiatives linking quality to payment.
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June 2008 - Table of Contents
