Medicare's recovery audit contractor program: Inpatient rehabilitation facilities are taking back takebacks, but enough?

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 426-431

  Granger, Carl V ^a,b   Carlin, Marsha ^a,b   Riggs, Richard V ^c   Roberts, Pamela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility; Medical Necessity; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; UNITED STATES;

FINANCIAL AUDIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955112358     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318214ec54     Document Type: Article

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