tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 21

REHAB: Recent Report Could Mean More Admissions Scrutiny

GAO charges providers with 'sloppy' admissions practices - and fallout is expected.The long-awaited report from the Government Accountability Office on the 75 percent rule (which determines whether a facility qualifies as an IRF) came out in late April, and providers are reeling from what it says - and what it doesn't say."I was very disappointed by the GAO report," laments Karen Eyberger, rehab development manager for Genesis HealthCare System in Zanesville, OH. Experts Cannot Comprehend Another Refinement In a move that left many providers shaking their heads, the GAO recommends that the Centers for Medicare...

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