advances in biomedical knowledge made it necessary for physicians to receive most of their training in hospitals, which in turn led to collaborations between hospitals and ____________
the transition from volume-based reimbursement to ______-based payments has presented a major challenge to hospitals' profitability, along with the shift from inpatient to __________ care"
according to ACA, ________ hospitals must:
1. establish written financial assistance and emergency care policies
2. limit charges for individuals who are eligible for assistance under the hospital's financial assistance policy
3. limit certain billing and collection actions against those who fall within the guidelines of financial assistance
4. conduct a community health needs assessment and adopt an implementation strategy at least once every 3 years
hospital in which the average length of stay is more than 25 days
-ex. psychiatric hospitals, long-term care hospitals providing subacute care, and chronic disease hospitals
committee that has continuing monitoring responsibility and authority over the hospital
-receives reports from other committees, monitors policy implementation, and makes recommendations
