In theory we would all like to believe that the health of hospitalized patients dictates the care of patients as well as the discharge date of a patient. However the unfortunate financial reality of the insurance system including Medicare has caused scrutiny and further investigation into the discharge dates of patients. Does a patients' health dictate a hospital discharge or do the Medicare incentives dictate a hospital charge or do Medicare lump sum payment thresholds? The Wall Street … [Read more...] about Do Medicare Lump Sum Payments Dictate Hospital Discharges?