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Old 06-13-2024, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa View Post
The saddest part about the above outlined situation is the collateral damage it causes to other patients in need of medical care. Patients sometimes can’t get out of an ER, and into a room desperately needed for care, because the rooms are occupied by patients whose insurers won’t approve the transfer to a rehabilitation facility.
There are financial losses as well when the patient can't leave and the insurance won't pay beyond a certain time, or the hospitals annual CMSs reimbursement metrics gets hosed.