Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) (PubLNo 110-275)

The Social Security Act sections related to the Medicare and Medicaid programs, as published in the CCH Medicare and Medicaid Guide, have been updated to reflect the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008” (MIPPA) (PubLNo 110-275). The law section now includes revisions of existing law, the addition of new sections enacted by MIPPA, and updated amendment notes and histories.

A smart user who has access to both the CCH Reimbursement Toolkit Hospital Outpatient PPS Calculator and the MediRegs APC Grouper & Calculator in RRS/Plus has asked:
What is the difference between these 2 calculators?
I thought I’d share the summary with MediBloggers. Note that you’ll see reference here to the exciting new Coding & Audit Suites which will be available shortly.

There are 2 APC Calculators Available. Let me summarize them for you here:

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Each month, Dennis Barry’s Reimbursement Advisor includes two or three articles the offer practicalanalysis on specific aspects of healthcare provider reimbursement. Thenewsletter is particularly helpful in explaining some of the more complex areasof Medicare reimbursement and regulation. A good example of this is the leadstory in the July 2008 issue on Medicare bad debt. The article explains how a