CMS Finalizes Changes to Inpatient Admission Order Requirements: Change may reduce denials of medically necessary inpatient admissions.

The article offers information on the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for fiscal year 2019. Topics discussed include the changes in inpatient admission order requirements in the new rules; its requirement as a condition for Medicare payment; and the requirement of written inpatient admission order for discharges until October 1, 2018.