http://blogs.hcpro.com/medicarefind/2009/06/inpatient-part-b-benefit-limited-services-payable-under-part-b-to-hospital-inpatients/ HCPro Boot Camp instructors and revenue cycle experts interpret the latest Medicare rules and regulations, and you respond. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:54:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://blogs.hcpro.com/medicarefind/2009/06/inpatient-part-b-benefit-limited-services-payable-under-part-b-to-hospital-inpatients/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Sandra McCune Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:19:46 +0000 http://blogs.hcpro.com/medicarefind/?p=754#comment-5 This non-payment of surgical procedures is so unfair! Just because the physician writes a single word "admit" and we are unable to make the change to outpatient status while the patient is still here, we are not reimbursed for a medically necessary procedure. I can't believe this is the intent of CMS? Why isn't the Americal Hospital Association doing something about this? This non-payment of surgical procedures is so unfair! Just because the physician writes a single word “admit” and we are unable to make the change to outpatient status while the patient is still here, we are not reimbursed for a medically necessary procedure. I can’t believe this is the intent of CMS? Why isn’t the Americal Hospital Association doing something about this?

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