What impact will opening a psychiatric program have on my disproportionate share revenue?
Generally, opening a distinct part psychiatric program that is exempt from acute PPS will have no impact on disproportionate share revenue. In instances where opening a distinct part unit would take the hospital’s acute PPS beds from over 100 beds to under 100 beds there could be an adverse impact. On the other hand, if the psychiatric program is not structured as a distinct part unit, patients treated on the psychiatric unit could have a positive impact on your disproportionate share revenue. Please contact us to further discuss how your current psychiatric unit — or how establishing a new psychiatric program — might generate additional disproportionate share revenue for your hospital.
