1. Newborn infant who remains in the hospital nursery after discharge because the mother remains hospitalized. 2. Premature infant who is out of intensive care but needs observation or to reach developmental milestones.

Body or data record that contains information on a single outcomes and assessment information set (OASIS-B1) patient assessment.

An insurance contract by which, in return for a stated fee, a bonding agency guarantees payment of a certain sum to an employer in the event of a financial loss to the employer by the act of a specified employee or by some contingency over which the employer has no control.

Radiologic or radioisotopic procedure or other procedure that identifies bone mass, detects bone loss, or determines bone quality.

Additional dollar amount paid by Medicare for services provided by physicians in health professional shortage areas (HPSAs).

Process used for posting (recording), summarizing, and allocating all business transactions to show a company’s income and expense by analyzing and verifying posted entries. The purpose is for collecting amounts due and reporting the financial condition of the business at a future date.

From 1980 to 1997, federal law directly linked Medicaid nursing home rates with minimum federal and state quality of care standards. As part of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980, the “Boren amendment” required that Medicaid nursing home rates be “reasonable and adequate to meet the costs which must be incurred by efficiently and economically operated facilities in order to provide care and services in conformity with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and quality and safety standards” (Section 1902[a][13] of the Social Security Act). State Medicaid officials overwhelmingly came to oppose the amendment as impossible to operationalize, believing that they were forced by the courts to spend too much on nursing homes at the expense of other services. The federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 repealed the Boren amendment, giving states far greater freedom in setting nursing home payment rates.