United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2017_register executive 2017-11-10 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7efdd13 D09002ee1c7efe03a United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for CY 2018 to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. In this final rule with comment period, we describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment system. In addition, this final rule with comment period updates and refines the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program and the ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program. 82 FR 52356 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-13/2017-23932 2017-23932 fr13no17-15 RIN 0938-AT03 4120-01-P CMS-1678-FC https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-11-13/2017-23932 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-13/html/2017-23932.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-11-13/pdf/2017-23932.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Facilities Health Professions Kidney Disease Medicare Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Hospitals 282 p. 52356 52637 82 FR 52356 Title 42 Part 414 42 CFR Part 414 Title 42 Part 416 42 CFR Part 416 Title 42 Part 419 42 CFR Part 419 RIN 0938-AT03 Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue RULE 2017-23932 II DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS-1678-FC 4120-01-P 2017-23932 Final rule with comment period.

This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for CY 2018 to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. In this final rule with comment period, we describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment system. In addition, this final rule with comment period updates and refines the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program and the ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program.

Effective date: This final rule with comment period is effective on January 1, 2018, unless otherwise noted. 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