CMS recognizes homelessness as indicator of resource utilization in proposed rule

(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a new rule aimed at improving patient safety and care equity for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that would “recognize homelessness as an indicator of increased resource utilization in the acute inpatient hospital setting.” Continue reading here…

Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link’s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org