Dumb Policy: 3-Night Hospital Requirement for Medicare SNF
September 16, 2013
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD The patient was elderly and was hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation. Fortunately, her breathing problems were…
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD The patient was elderly and was hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation. Fortunately, her breathing problems were…
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