Problem on inpatient prospective payment system


Question: Consider this Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) transfer rule payment policy: Two facilities share the MS-DRG total payment for care of a transferred patient. To which of the patient transfer scenarios shown below does this payment policy apply? Question options: A patient is discharged from an acute inpatient hospital to a skilled nursing facility. A patient is transferred from one acute inpatient hospital to a different acute inpatient hospital to complete care. A patient is transferred from a skilled nursing facility to another skilled nursing facility to continue care. A patient is transferred from a psychiatric hospital facility to an acute inpatient hospital for a surgical procedure.

 

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