Two-midnight rule sends hospital inpatient admissions crashing to record lows, analysis finds
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 19, 2013
A newly implemented admissions policy has driven hospital inpatient stays to record low levels, according to an analysis from researchers associated with Citigroup.
Docs, hospitals protest two-midnight rule
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2013
A new policy meant to reduce the number of hospital observation stays should be delayed, and stakeholders should collaborate on a better way to achieve that goal, according to the American Medical Association...
Physician and hospital groups call for delay of ‘two-midnight rule’
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 12, 2013
A policy meant to reduce the number of hospital observation stays is not workable, and stakeholders should collaborate on more comprehensive solutions to the observation stay situation, according to the...
House lawmakers call on CMS to delay rule limiting observation stays
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 26, 2013
More than 100 members of the House of Representatives have called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay implementation of a new rule intended to limit the number of hospital patients...