A clinical documentation review program at Jupiter (FL) Medical Center increased Medicare reimbursement by $278,000 the first year for the 156-bed community hospital.
At New York Hospital Queens, a series of multidisciplinary, hospitalwide initiatives helped the hospital cut its length of stay by almost a day, despite an increase in the number of patients.
Faced with almost 50% of its patient population receiving Medicare benefits, Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA, took a proactive approach to comply with the revised Medicare regulation requiring hospitals to give patients the Important Notice from Medicare, informing them of their right to appeal their discharge.
Self-pay emergency department patients who have no primary care provider are being referred to a nearby primary care and specialty center under a program in place at St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, AZ, part of the Carondelet Health Network.
