Section 1886(s)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act, amended by sections 3401(f) and 10322(a) of the Affordable Care Act requires IPFs to report quality data for 6 quality measures starting in fiscal 2013 for Medicare beneficiaries. Beginning in FY 2015, two quality measures are added. Failure to comply with these regulations will result in a 2 percent reduction to the applicable base rate for IPFs. (Source: Medicare Learning Network publication Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System).
A Behavioral specialty provider recently stated, “…we don’t use DRGs we use Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS).” In fact, the facility is indeed using DRGs. According to CMS:
…IPF PPS, Federal per diem rates include inpatient operating and capital-related costs (including routine and ancillary services) and are determined based on:
- Geographic factors:
- A hospital wage index value is assigned to account for geographic differences in wage
- The non-labor-related portion accounts for higher cost of living for IPFs located in Alaska and Hawaii;
- Patient characteristics:
- Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) classification;
- Age;
- Presence of specified comorbidities; and
- Length of stay; and
- Facility characteristics:
- A 17 percent payment adjustment for rural facilities due to their higher costs; and
- Teaching hospitals receive payment to account for indirect medical education costs…
Why does this matter in the context of ICD-10? The quality measures will be based on diagnosis and procedures coded in ICD-10 beginning October 1, 2015.
For more information on behavioral health, ICD-10, DSM-5 and DSM-IV see related blog posts.
