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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Defining long-term care hospitals (B)

Defining long-term care hospitals (B)

June 15, 2004

The Secretary should require the Quality Improvement Organizations to review long-term care hospital admissions for medical necessity and monitor that these facilities are in compliance with defining criteria.

Appeared in: March 2004 - Chapter 5

Topics: Post-acute care and Quality.