CMS Switch To Severity-Adjusted Inpatient Payments In 2008 Gains Support
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS' proposal to modify the existing hospital inpatient payment classification system in 2008 to account for case severity is a welcome response to industry feedback, device makers say
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