Buzzword alert! For the past few years, if not longer, artificial intelligence has been promising to revolutionize the hospital revenue cycle. But the reality of applying AI to RCM has been less transformational.
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For most rural and critical access hospitals (CAHs), swing bed programs remain an underutilized opportunity. When empty acute-care beds can be used for post-acute care services, hospitals can drive revenue while providing a vital service for their community.
Read MoreEven though swing beds were authorized more than three decades ago and close to 90% of eligible hospitals take advantage of them, questions and confusion remain over how they can be used and how to appropriately document their use.
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