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CMS Delays Start of Cardiac Bundled Payment Initiative
CMS has delayed the effective date of two bundled payments initiatives from July 1 to Oct. 1.
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Observation Unit Cuts Length of Stay, Lowers Costs
Patients who were transferred to the Outpatient Observation Unit at Rockford (IL) Memorial Hospital experienced lower lengths of stay and lower costs than patients who were candidates for observation services but were treated on an inpatient unit.
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Why the Two-Midnight Rule Is ‘Clear as Mud’
There are patients whose condition and circumstances put them in the shadowy area between meeting criteria for an inpatient stay and being an outpatient with observation services.
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OIG: Hospitals Are Still Getting Patient Status Wrong
A report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, released in December 2016, concluded that hospitals are billing for short inpatient stays that are inappropriate under the Two-Midnight Rule and for long outpatient stays.
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Top 10 Potentially Inappropriate Stays
The following is a list of potentially inappropriate stays from the Office of Inspector General.
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Be Proactive: Review Your Short Stays Before They Are Billed
Case management directors should take a proactive approach to managing denials and monitor their short inpatient stays, watch for trends, and prevent inappropriate short-stay admissions.
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Hospitals Are Still Confused About Inpatient vs. Observation
It’s been nearly four years since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its Two-Midnight Rule, but hospital staff still are grappling with the gray areas in the rule.
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Family Caregivers: What They Mean to Discharge Planning, Length of Stay, and Readmissions
This month describes the role of the family caregiver in supporting patients as they transition home, what the role is really about, and the role of the case manager in supporting and educating family caregivers.
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Presidential Order Aims to Cut Down on Regulations, But What Will it Really Mean?
The healthcare industry is optimistic that the “one-in, two-out” executive order will relieve them of some onerous regulations — but remains uncertain about the end results.
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Community Efforts Cut Readmissions for Low-income, Hispanic Patients
When Dependable Home Health Services in Nogales, AZ, began an initiative to reduce its readmission rate, 23% of patients served by the home health agency were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Within a year, the readmission rate was reduced to 19%.