Posts Tagged ‘observational status’
Calls to Count Observation Stay Toward CMS’s Medicare Three-Day Rule
Today, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) President and CEO Mark Parkinson and NCAL Executive Director Scott Tittle call on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to use the Agency’s authority to count time spent under “observation status” in a hospital toward satisfying the…
Read MoreMedicare’s Rehab Coverage Tied to Patient Being Classified Inpatient
Dot the i’s and cross the t’s. AARP Senior Writer Dena Bunis, warns that patients not officially admitted to an acute care facility can pay thousands of dollars for aftercare rehab costs. If this happens Medicare may classify the patient’s stay as “observational status,” meaning the patient is considered an outpatient and may be responsible for…
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