tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2005 Issue 12

Not Enough Beds? How to Handle ED Boarders

Use this method to earn inpatient pay for inpatient servicesJust because all inpatient beds are full doesn't mean you can send home from the ED an 84-year-old woman with sepsis. When the hospital is full, the ED picks up the overflow--and the work involved. Don't let your practice's payment reflect an ED visit alone if you are entitled to additional reimbursement. Prepare for the Trend Hospitals nationwide are feeling the crunch of budget cuts and rising expenses, and it shows in the emergency department. According to the American Hospital Association, the number of inpatient beds decreased by 39 percent...

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