What do you do with a patient who does not have a safe discharge plan, but does not meet inpatient criteria and has been in observation status for 48 hours?
CMS proposes aligning its conditional packaging modifiers and deleting a much-maligned modifier for separately payable laboratory tests in the 2017 OPPS proposed rule, released July 6.
My understanding is that under the 2-midnight rule CAHs cannot go past two midnights of observation care if the patient has Medicare as a payer. Is that correct?
My understanding is that under the 2-midnight rule CAHs cannot go past two midnights of observation care if the patient has Medicare as a payer. Is that correct?
CMS is looking to implement the Section 603 provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 regarding off-campus, provider-based departments by January 1, 2017, according to the 2017 OPPS proposed rule, released yesterday.
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Q. When issuing a MOON in a critical access hospital, how do we explain the patient financial responsibility since we are not paid the observation set amount?
The Commission for Case Manager Certification and the National Association of Social Workers entered an agreement to offer more social workers a chance at earning the Certified Case Manager® credential.
The Commission for Case Manager Certification and the National Association of Social Workers entered an agreement to offer more social workers a chance at earning the Certified Case Manager® credential.
