I need some help on
the following question:
If a Medicare
resident is not in bed at midnight but has not been discharged for admitted into
another healthcare facility (rather is either in ER or on therapeutic leave), we
know that the SNF cannot bill Medicare for that day but the Medicare schedule is
adjusted by the number of days resident is absent. My question is,
when this happens do you usually put the resident's bed on hold and if so, who
pays for the bed if Medicare can't be billed?
Thanks for any help
you can provide
Linda
