Inpatient Psychiatric Facility quality reporting program

Final rule for the new quality program under the inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS). The final rule, which takes effect on Oct. 1, details six quality measures, (see pages 1563-1630 and 1970-1973) which are the National Quality Forum-endorsed Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services (HBIPS) measures as developed by The Joint Commission. If a psychiatric hospital or unit paid under IPF PPS fails to report these quality measures as required, their Medicare reimbursement rate will be reduced by 2%.
Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Quality Reporting (QR) Program Overview
AHA advisory highlights the major provisions of the rule, -- see page 39 for details on the 6 quality measures.
AHA's September 2013 call: How to Prepare Your Hospital: Collect & Report Mandated Quality Measures for Psychiatric Hospitals and Units in General Hospitals Paid Under IPF PPS, Click Here for access to the recording of the call and related materials.
All questions about the IPF QR program may be directed to the Telligen help desk, including how to access recordings of past conference calls, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT: Phone: (888) 961-6425; E-mail: IPF-PCHQRSupport@telligen.org. Telligen is the CMS support contractor for all outreach, education and communication on the IPF QR program.
CMS listserv to keep providers informed about requirements of IPF QR system. Sign up for the listserv

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