title: Counter intelligence?
abstract: A hospital's bed count can have a significant effect on its Medicare payments. Determining what to count is a challenge, however, because published guidance and response to litigation often vary. Providers should: Pay particular attention to the period in which the bed count is applied. Not rely solely on the definition of available beds in the Provider Reimbursement Manual.
authors.affiliation: Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, PC, Washington, DC, USA. b.straubwilliams@ppsv.com
authors.forename: Barbara Straub
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001509:Bed Occupancy; D003361:Cost Allocation / Q000379:methods; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States