Long-Term Care Hospitals S Check Your Understanding 11.z Answer the following questions. 1. How i...
Long-Term Care Hospitals S Check Your Understanding 11.z Answer the following questions. 1. How is the principal diagnosis assignment made in an LTCH? a. LTCH physician documentation b. Case management documentation c. STACH documentation d. Home caregiver documentation used in 2. True or False: The health record content in the LTCH setting is consistent with that a short-term acute-care facility oses than patients with a 3. Why do LTCHs patients have several more secondary diagn STACH stay? a. Longer length...
Check Your Understanding 11.1 Answer the following questions. definition of an LTCH states the average length of stay must be how long? a. 25 days b. Greater than 25 days c. There is no limit d. 10 days False: The primary differences between LTCHs and STACHs are length of stay. 2. True or lexity of patients, and emergency service availability complexity are the LTCH Perspective Payment System (PPS) regulations found? 3. Where a. Conditions of Participation b. Federal Registry Acute...
Chapter 11 Review Exercises Answer the following questions. 1. True or False: The average length of stay (LOS) in an LTCH must be greater than 25 da 2. True or False: An LTCH typically has fewer secondary diagnoses than a short-term acute. care hospital 3. LTCHs specialize in treating which type of patient? a. Medically complex and ventilator-dependent patients b. Psychiatric patients c. Outpatients d. Medically simple cases requiring limited therapy
latory bodies that govern LTCHs incl Specialty medical societies Commercial insurance agencies References rican Medical Association Ameria cor Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and State regaulations c. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) I TCH Prospective Payment System regulations are included in w The in the Federal Registry Acute Inpatient PPS regulations a. b. State regulations . Medicare Conditions of Participation d. Commercial insurance company newsletters True or False: LTCHs may choose to be accredited by The Joint Commission....