Response: Because we are using OPPS utilization patterns and the OPPS does not currently stratify payment for each individual product, and, by doing so, promote more efficient care, we believe many of these problematic claims will be mitigated
Comment: A commenter questioned why all outpatient facility volumes were not used for this policy, including critical access hospitals and other providers, noting that coding for products would be on those claims as well
The EBCMs were developed with specialists and interested parties through an extensive, collaborative process that, by design, focused on conditions with a large share of Medicare spending, a high number of responsible clinicians, and opportunities for care improvement
Comment: A few commenters did not support the proposed inclusion of the MIPS Q243: Cardiac Rehabilitation Patient Referral from an Outpatient Setting measure