Hospitals with 100 or fewer licensed hospital beds are eligible to participate in the swing-bed program. Hospital beds can be used for either acute care or post-acute (skilled nursing). The webinar presenter will describe the basic Medicare regulations to participate in the swing-bed program and will explain the differences between the requirements for critical access and other rural hospitals.

Learning Objectives:-

• Describe the changes in the new regulations that became effective November 2019
• Describe the regulatory requirements and related interpretative guidelines
• Explain patient eligibility criteria for admission to the swing-bed program
• Understand the differences between the requirements for comprehensive assessment in a critical access hospital and a rural hospital.

Who Should Attend?

CEOs, CMOs, COOs, clinicians, infection preventionist, nursing leadership, pharmacist, quality professionals, and risk managers