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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed changes that would update payment policies and rates under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for fiscal year 2009, cutting payments for hospital-acquired conditions or medical errors and giving hospitals financial incentives to meet quality criteria.
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When predicting, for purposes of a discharge plan, a stroke patient's post-hospital mobility needs, you should take a close look at how well the patient was getting around before the stroke, an international research group reports.
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In four short years, the number of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) that are subject to the post-acute-care transfer definition ("transfer DRGs") has mushroomed from 30 to 273, exponentially increasing the impact that incorrect assignment can have on a hospital's Medicare reimbursements.
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Legislation enacted a decade ago to strengthen rural health care by encouraging states to take steps to bolster rural health networks resulted in adding another tool to the discharge planning toolbox – the critical access hospital (CAH).
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When a patient who is medically ready for discharge and mentally competent to make his or her own decisions is unwilling to accept referral to a setting his or her health care team feels is safe and appropriate, is it feasible to take a step back and allow the patient to try?
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Hospitals are being recruited to test the use of a bundled payment system for hospitals and physicians for care delivered through Medicare fee-for-service.
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Injuries of the wrist and elbow in children are frequently seen in the emergency department (ED), and as children and adolescents are participating in sports in record numbers, the frequency of these injuries is continuing to rise. Sports injuries in children and adolescents are by far the most common cause of musculoskeletal injuries treated in the ED, accounting for 41% of all musculoskeletal injuries.
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Most case management departments need more staff to adequately perform their duties but how do you justify it to a hospital administration that is pinching pennies just to stay afloat in today's tightening health care marketplace?
