From its inception, Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey has been sensitive to this concern and has created an environment that replicates the “look and feel” of seeing patients at its host hospital. As such, results from lab and radiology tests and other studies are easily accessible through the host hospital’s clinical information system. Dictations are …
Effective January 1, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requiring hospitals to make standard charges public. CMS issued a final rule on November 15, 2019 that provides the details related to the required information. Hospitals are expected to update this information at least annually or more often as appropriate, to reflect current …
Since Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey is an acute care hospital, physicians who see patients in these LTACHs bill at hospital level of reimbursement and may round on patients and bill for daily visits. Physicians across the country have had no issues in obtaining physician reimbursement from both Medicare and private insurers. In fact, physicians …
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We have assembled a highly qualified team of nurses and other health care professionals to provide the level of care that you can expect at any top-notch hospital. Much of our success in improving patient outcomes is the result of a high nurse-to-patient ratio — one licensed professional to every four or five patients — …
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Following a comprehensive evaluation by members of our clinical team in consultation with you and their other physicians, Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey patients have the same discharge options as any hospitalized patient — they can return home with or without visiting nurse or health services, or be placed in an acute or subacute rehabilitation …
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Yes, Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey’s interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, therapists, nutritionists, social workers and case managers creates an integrated plan of care that is individually tailored for patients with expected lengths-of-stay of one to two months.
An LTACH (long term acute care hospital) is a fully licensed independent hospital that meets the same stringent federal and state regulations as any hospital. Most LTACHs employ the “hospital-within-a-hospital” model, including Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey in affiliation with Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus. Under this model, Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey leases a …
