<p>The following is a list of potentially inappropriate stays from the Office of Inspector General.</p>
Top 10 Potentially Inappropriate Stays
May 1, 2017
The Top 10 Potentially Inappropriate Short Inpatient Stays:
- irregular heartbeat;
- chest pain;
- digestive disorders;
- loss of blood flow to brain;
- coronary stent insertion;
- fainting;
- nutritional disorders;
- irregular heartbeat (medium severity);
- circulatory disorders;
- red blood cell disorders.
The Top 10 Potentially Inappropriate Long Inpatient Stays:
- chest pain;
- digestive disorders;
- fainting;
- General signs and symptoms;
- nutritional disorders;
- circulatory disorders;
- back problems;
- dizziness;
- kidney and urinary tract infections;
- coronary stent insertion.
SOURCE
- OIG Analysis of CMS data, 2016