Social Drivers of Health

Social Drivers of Health

By Angela Mounsey, BSN, RN, CCM, CPHQ, CMAC Who plans to report your Social Drivers of Health for Calendar Year 2023 to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)? This reporting is voluntary for Calendar Year 2023 now but becomes mandatory in Calendar Year 2024. The...
The Inpatient Only List (IPOL)

The Inpatient Only List (IPOL)

By Marie Stinebuck, MBA, MSN, ACM Several years ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced the decision to end the inpatient only list (IPO), but as we all know, that decision did not last long. In 2021, over 500 procedures were removed from the...