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Ask the expert: Navigating the skilled nursing benefit for Medicare

Assigning the correct patient status is important not only to ensure that the hospital gets accurate payment for a patient stay, but also to ensure that the patient receives access to the postacute benefits to which he or she is entitled. 

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