How does a hospital or inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) deal with medical staff concerns?
Straightforward – focus on compliance with CMS Payment Criteria and implement tools to help both the nursing staff and physicians successfully implement changes. For the most part, these tools consist of enhanced education relating to CMS clinical payment criteria, policy / procedure changes and templates to facilitate the completion of Medicare documentation requirements. We have found that educating the medical staff and illustrating RAC audits as solely a means-to-an-end in advancing the CMS evidence-based healthcare agenda can go a long way.
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