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Patient Steering Concerns HHAs In Discharge Planning Rule

CMS encourages hospitals to highlight quality, cost info for referrals. The new discharge planning requirements for home health agencies aren’t the only ones affecting home care providers. Hospital provisions in the rule will impact HHAs, too. The discharge planning final rule published in the Sept. 30 Federal Register specifies that hospitals “must include in the discharge plan a list of [...]
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