Skilled Nursing Facility Readmissions Penalties
House to vote on skilled nursing facility readmissions penalties, ICD-10 extension
March 27, 2014Skilled nursing facilities could see reimbursements tied to their number of hospital readmissions starting in 2018, under Medicare legislation announced by House and Senate leaders Wednesday. The bill also would delay the transition to the ICD-10 coding system for a year and prevent scheduled payment cuts to physicians.