Medically Unnecessary Days

The Cost of Medically Unnecessary Days Due to Waiting …

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This descriptive study expands upon previous analyses by calculating the financial implications of medically unnecessary days in a state's hospitals to payers. Two models are presented: one calculates the gross patient service revenues required to …

Interventions to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay

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TRICARE Manuals - Display Chap 6 Sect 10 (Change …

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2.3.1 Medically unnecessary days that are the hospital’s responsibility. If it is determined that certain days of care were medically unnecessary and the days are …

TRICARE Manuals - Display Chap 6 Sect 10 (Change …

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2.3.1 Medically unnecessary days which are the hospital’s responsibility. If it is determined that certain days of care were medically unnecessary and the days …

Hospital Guardianship: A Quality Needs Assessment of …

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Medically unnecessary days are defined as the number of days in between when a patient is medically cleared and when a patient is discharged. A patient may be …

Post-acute care discharge delays for neurology inpatients

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Medically unnecessary days ranged from 0 to 80 days per patient (mean 4.8, median 2.5, interquartile range 1–5 days). Conclusion Unnecessary hospital days represent a large …

The Cost of Medically Unnecessary Days Due to Waiting …

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Average Daily Hotel Expense for Medically Unnecessary days while Waiting for a Guardian All hospitals: $1,670 Academic Medical Center: $1,979 Teaching: $1,125 …

Post-acute care discharge delays for neurology …

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For each patient, we quantified the number of medically unnecessary hospital days, or all days in the hospital following the determination of medical discharge readiness. Results: …

What Does 'Medically Necessary' Mean? - Medicare.org

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According to CMS, medically necessary services or supplies: Are proper and needed for the diagnosis or treatment of your medical condition. Are provided for the diagnosis, …

Medically unnecessary definition and meaning - Collins …

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Definition of 'medical' medical (medɪkəl ) Explore 'medical' in the dictionary adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Medical means relating to illness and injuries and to their treatment …