If you sense that you’re being encouraged to exit a hospital or different medical facility (released) earlier than necessary:
You possess the privilege to request a critique of the discharge directive by the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) prior to your departure. A BFCC-QIO is a version of a quality enhancement organization (a collective of physicians and various health care professionals contracted by Medicare) that inspects grievances and the caliber of care for individuals enrolled in Medicare.
To obtain the telephone number for your region’s BFCC-QIO, navigate to Medicare.gov/contacts, or dial 1-800-MEDICARE. You are also permitted to inquire the personnel for these details. While confined in a hospital, the team is mandated to provide you with a document entitled “Important Message from Medicare”, which delivers particulars regarding your associated BFCC-QIO. Should you not receive this communiqué, be sure to request it.
For added data on your entitlement to challenge, proceed to Medicare.gov/appeals.
