Chronic Disease Hospital
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About this specialty
(1) A hospital including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for diseases that have one or more of the following characteristics: is permanent; leaves residual disability; is caused by nonreversible pathological alteration; requires special training of the patient for rehabilitation; and/or may be expected to require a long period of supervision or care. In addition, patients require the safety, security, and shelter of these specialized inpatient or partial hospitalization settings. (2) A hospital that provides medical and skilled nursing services to patients with long-term illnesses who are not in an acute phase but who require an intensity of services not available in nursing homes.
Source: (1) Expanded from Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts On File Dictionary of Health Care Management, New York: Facts On File Publications, 1988.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| RACHEL BERGER, PA-C | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $99,307 |
| APARAJITA SINGH, MD, MPH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $34,222 |
| ANNA MAE DIEHL, M.D. | DURHAM, NC | $6,167 |
| SEATBYUL LEE, ANP | MANHASSET, NY | $1,180 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.