title: Changes to rural referral center discharge standards; Medicare program--HCFA. Notice.
abstract: We are changing the way we determine the regional median urban number of discharges for hospitals to qualify as rural referral centers. The median urban discharge standards are to be determined based on the most current data available.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States