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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies (Single Issue)

October 2001

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  PPS comes to inpatient rehab Just when you thought your coding and reimbursement processes were safe, a new prospective payment system (PPS) is set for implementation beginning January 1, 2002. The inpatient rehabilitation PPS affects 1,160 rehabilitation hospitals and units. The system involves 97 case-mix groups (CMGs) based on the following factors: Rehabilitation impairment category (RIC)-there are 21 categories Age Functional independence measures -           Based on 18 items, 13, motor; 5, cognitive -            Function rates on a 7

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