Observation Care Services for Medicare Beneficiaries in Rural Hospitals: Policy Issues and Stakeholder Perspectives
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Description
Seeks to provide a greater understanding of rural-specific issues surrounding hospital outpatient observation status and the related implications for rural hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and Medicare beneficiaries. Results are based on a multi-state, qualitative analysis of input from three respondent groups: state hospital associations, long-term care ombudsman offices, and Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). Analysis focuses on the use of observation status by Medicare beneficiaries from 2010-2013.
Author(s)
Walter Gregg, Samantha Mills, Yvonne Jonk
Date
10/2014
Organization
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Healthcare quality
· Hospitals
· Long-term care
· Medicare
· Outpatient care
· Policy
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- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, view details