tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 40

HOSPITALS: What's Shaking For New Distinct-Part Units

Get the latest word on new reform bill provision for CAHs.Critical access hospitals that want to establish a distinct-part unit for psychiatric and rehabilitation services first need to make sure they meet surveyors' list of requirements.Helpful: A Sept. 29 memo to state surveyors (S&C 04-48) sheds some light on how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to implement the measure - and what it will be looking for. Here's a round-up of what's gone into effect as of Oct. 1: A prospective payment system hospital with PPS-excluded psychiatric or rehab unit that meets criteria...

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