3 Hour Rule Comparison

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Many had the opportunity to call in and comment during the CMS Open Door meeting for establishing a quality reporting program for LTACHs, IRFs and Hospice providers.  And you may ...
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Evaluations Count Toward “Intensity” in IRF’s 3 Hour Rule
In an effort to meet 2010 criteria,  IRFs have had to add much more auditing and screening to their daily practices. Many of the rules are definitive with specific time ...
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In part one of the series, I talked about the process of clinical performance management. Today, I will discuss the magnitude of data collection and management. Today's clinical challenge is ...
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Brief Exceptions to the 3 Hour Rule for IRFs
Ultimately, we are expected to do what is best for the patient's plan of care.  If by adding time in the patient's "rolling seven calendar day" week is stressful, or ...
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This week CMS released the proposed rule for accountable care organizations (ACO) (http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-07880_PI.pdf).   In doing so, CMS provided a look at the next stage for advancing its definition of meaningful ...
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