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Don't Miss This if Short Inpatient Stays Are Common in Your Facility

Published on Mon Dec 15, 2014

Get familiar with MedPAC policy recommendations and more. The high profitability of one-day stays under the inpatient payment system has heightened federal scrutiny about the appropriateness of inpatient one-day stays. Read on to stay current on what auditors could be reviewing next year. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed hospital short-stay policy and other issues in a meeting Nov. [...]
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