title: Medicare program; inpatient psychiatric facilities prospective payment system--update for rate year beginning July 1, 2011 (RY 2012). Final rule.
abstract: This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) for discharges occurring during the rate year (RY) beginning July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The final rule also changes the IPF prospective payment system (PPS) payment rate update period to a RY that coincides with a fiscal year (FY). In addition, the rule implements policy changes affecting the IPF PPS teaching adjustment. It also rebases and revises the Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, and Long-Term Care (RPL) market basket, and makes some clarifications and corrections to terminology and regulations text.
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States