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Ensure proper payment from interrupted stays

An interrupted stay occurs when a patient is discharged from a long-term acute care hospital (LTAC) for treatment and services that are not available in the LTAC and after a specific number of days away from the LTAC, is readmitted to the same LTAC for further medical treatment.

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