Clarification of Admission Order and Medical Review Requirements
Change Request (CR) 9979, from which this article was developed, clarifies the rulemaking
language of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as it relates to
“Admission and Medical Review Criteria for Hospital Inpatient Services Under Medicare
Part A; Requirements for Physician Orders.” The updated language will be added to
Chapter 1, Section 10.2 (Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification) of the
"Medicare Benefit Policy Manual" (Pub. 100-02).
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 10, 2017
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