Observation encounters and subsequent nursing facility stays.
Abstract
Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility (SNF) care requires that beneficiaries have a 3-night inpatient stay in the prior 30 days to be eligible. Time spent by beneficiaries receiving hospital-based observation services does not count toward this requirement.To examine the frequency of Medicare beneficiary discharge from hospital-based observation services to SNFs and its impact on Medicare coverage.Retrospective cohort study.In 2010,...
Paper Details
Title
Observation encounters and subsequent nursing facility stays.
Published Date
Apr 1, 2015
Journal
Volume
21
Issue
4
Pages
e276 - 81
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