In this episode, we are joined by Vincent Mitchell, Sr. Reimbursement Consultant at BESLER, to discuss the most significant changes resulting from the recently released Outpatient Prospective Payment final rule. Highlights of this episode include: how the OPPS addresses the various components of cost that affect hospital outpatient services, why the increase in payment rates was a key theme in the FY 2020 OPPS Final Rule, what procedures were removed from the Inpatient Only (IPO) List? A review of the procedures added to the ASC list of covered surgical procedures, and more...