Understanding the Rural Swing Bed: More than Just a Reimbursement Policy
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Description
Provides an overview of the swing bed program and its role as a patient-centric post-acute care solution that helps rural hospitals serve their communities. Discusses the impact of the program, reimbursement, quality measures, and more.
Author(s)
Kay Miller Temple
Citation
Rural Monitor
Date
08/2021
Organization
Rural Health Information Hub
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· Aging and aging-related services
· Critical Access Hospitals
· Delta Region
· Emergency preparedness and response
· Healthcare business and finance
· Healthcare quality
· Hospitals
· Medicare
· Policy
· Reimbursement and payment models
· Swing bed services
· Mississippi
· Missouri
· Oklahoma