Tip: Criteria for condition code 44
APCs Insider, June 19, 2009
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- The patient is still in the hospital
- The facility has not submitted the patient’s claim to Medicare
- A physician (preferably the attending physician) agrees with the utilization review (UR) committee’s decision that outpatient care is more appropriate for the patient
- A physician (preferably the attending physician) documents in the patient’s medical record his or her concurrence with the UR committee’s recommendation for a change in status
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