Hospital based SNFs: an alternative to empty beds.
What to do with empty beds has been a problem that has troubled many hospital administrators. Although a number of options are available to fill these empty beds, one option, the hospital-based skilled nursing facility (SNF), could be the most advantageous and economically feasible choice. Although arguments against a hospital-based SNF must be considered, reducing acute care costs and patients' length of stay in a safe and responsible manner may outweigh these arguments. By evaluating the regulatory and financial aspects of a hospital-based SNF, hospital administrators may find this option a viable solution.
D001508:Bed Conversion; D003361:Cost Allocation; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006275:Health Facility Planning; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States