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What hospital settings, according to CMS, does the hospital and hospital units 3-day payment window become 1-day payment windows?

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According to CMS, the hospital and hospital units 3-day payment window becomes 1-day payment windows in certain hospital settings, including psychiatric hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and more.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the hospital and hospital units 3-day payment window becomes a 1-day payment window in certain hospital settings.

These settings include:

  1. Psychiatric hospitals
  2. Inpatient rehabilitation facilities
  3. Inpatient hospice facilities
  4. Inpatient end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities
  5. Long-term care hospitals
  6. Inpatient psychiatric distinct part units
  7. Inpatient rehabilitation distinct part units

In these settings, services provided on the day of admission and on the following day are combined into a single payment window.

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