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Inpatient Admission Time

By Lourdes (Lori) Pineda posted 09-22-2017 11:48 AM

  
​What is the official  "time" of admission do you use at your facility? Is it when the patient actually arrives on the unit, or when the doctor/LIP writes the order to admit to inpatient services? Keep in mind that there are times that a transfer patient may stay longer where they are coming from e.g., in the ER or another facility, and the admitting doctor or LIP already placed the admitting orders.

Is there a CMS rule on this and if so, where can I find it?
Thank you,
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10-09-2017 03:58 AM

​I always use time of arrival on the unit.