Observation Status – A Practical Approach to Evaluating Utilization
Over the last few years one day hospital stays have been a focal point for medical management efforts to convert these to observation stays. In addition the 2014 Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System’s final rule on inpatient admission defines an “appropriate” inpatient admission as one that in the judgment of the admitting physician requires a … Observation Status – A Practical Approach to Evaluating Utilization