| Subject: | CMS Posts FAQ’s for Hospital Discharge Appeal Rights |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 06:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on its website to provide clarification and further assistance to hospitals as they implement the new Important Message from Medicare (IM) and Detailed Notice of Discharge forms. As of July 2, 2007, hospitals are required to use these forms to notify Medicare beneficiaries about their discharge appeal rights. The StayAlert Administrator published a notice on the Hospitals... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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