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We dive deeper into subjects that can affect the future of your organization, providing actionable ideas on important topics affecting the rapidly changing healthcare and care-at-home industry.
“The Remington Team does superlative work/research in edifying us with most current resources and methods to upgrade our culture and agency operations in serving our consumers and the Great Cleveland Community (partners and citizens).”
Healthcare Executive
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
A LEADING SOURCE FOR BUSINESS INSIGHTS AND TREND ANALYSIS
We dive deeper into subjects that can affect the future of your organization, providing actionable ideas on important topics affecting the rapidly changing healthcare and care-at-home industry.
“The Remington Team does superlative work/research in edifying us with most current resources and methods to upgrade our culture and agency operations in serving our consumers and the Great Cleveland Community (partners and citizens).”
Healthcare Executive
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
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May-June Issue

BY LISA REMINGTON
To The Point (Publisher’s Message)
In this issue of the Remington Report, we take a deep dive into the post-acute transfer policy, the impact to your organization, what it means to hospitals, and how to drive greater value as a hospital partner.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Discharge Planning: How is a Post-Acute Transfer Defined?
Hospitals are responsible for coding a Medicare beneficiary discharge bill based on the discharge plan for the patient. Here’s what you need to know.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Data Point: Discharge Planning Codes Identify Where the Patient is Being Referred
The discharge status code identifies where the patient is being discharged to at the end of their facility stay or transferred to such as an acute/post-acute facility.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Post-Acute Care Transfer to Home Health Reduced Readmissions
A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care showed home health vs. no post-acute care was associated with reduced 30-day readmissions and better outcomes.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Post-Acute Transfer to a Home with Home Health Services
Medicare’s IPPS post-acute care transfer policy requires hospitals to apply the correct discharge status code to claims where patients receive home health services within three days of discharge.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
OIG Report: Medicare to Overpay More Than $267 Million
Medicare to overpay more than $267 Million for hospital inpatient claims with post-acute-care transfers to home health services. This important OIG report has finding of hospitals that did not properly code post-acute transfer correctly.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Fast Facts About the Post-Acute Transfer Policy
Fast facts about the Post-Acute Transfer Policy. Here’s what you need to know at a glance.

BY LISA REMINGTON
Post-Acute Care Transfer Policy: The Overpayment for Discharges
Medicare improperly paid acute-care hospitals $54.4 million for 18,647 claims subject to the Post-Acute Care Transfer policy.

SPECIAL REPORT
Empowering Your Clinical Team to Increase Patient and Family Engagement
Insights, solutions, and resources to advance new ways to communicate in real-time and optimize the experience of patients, their families, and your care teams.
Interact, engage, and be a hyper-connected decision-maker!
Get access to online resources for deeper insights. Print or save to PDF on demand; engage to find interactive decision-making resources beyond each article; and take the magazine with you anywhere.
May-June Issue

BY LISA REMINGTON
To The Point (Publisher’s Message)
In this issue of the Remington Report, we take a deep dive into the post-acute transfer policy, the impact to your organization, what it means to hospitals, and how to drive greater value as a hospital partner.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Discharge Planning: How is a Post-Acute Transfer Defined?
Hospitals are responsible for coding a Medicare beneficiary discharge bill based on the discharge plan for the patient. Here’s what you need to know.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Data Point: Discharge Planning Codes Identify Where the Patient is Being Referred
The discharge status code identifies where the patient is being discharged to at the end of their facility stay or transferred to such as an acute/post-acute facility.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Post-Acute Care Transfer to Home Health Reduced Readmissions
A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care showed home health vs. no post-acute care was associated with reduced 30-day readmissions and better outcomes.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Post-Acute Transfer to a Home with Home Health Services
Medicare’s IPPS post-acute care transfer policy requires hospitals to apply the correct discharge status code to claims where patients receive home health services within three days of discharge.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
OIG Report: Medicare to Overpay More Than $267 Million
Medicare to overpay more than $267 Million for hospital inpatient claims with post-acute-care transfers to home health services. This important OIG report has finding of hospitals that did not properly code post-acute transfer correctly.

BY REMINGTON REPORT EDITORIAL TEAM
Fast Facts About the Post-Acute Transfer Policy
Fast facts about the Post-Acute Transfer Policy. Here’s what you need to know at a glance.

BY LISA REMINGTON
Post-Acute Care Transfer Policy: The Overpayment for Discharges
Medicare improperly paid acute-care hospitals $54.4 million for 18,647 claims subject to the Post-Acute Care Transfer policy.

SPECIAL REPORT
Empowering Your Clinical Team to Increase Patient and Family Engagement
Insights, solutions, and resources to advance new ways to communicate in real-time and optimize the experience of patients, their families, and your care teams.