Search results for "Observation status"
December 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/
Study finds wide variation in ED physicians' hospital admission rates for Medicare patients
The results suggest that physician decision making in the ED substantially contributes to whether a patient is admitted and may be a target for interventions to reduce unnecessary admissions, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/10/4.htm
10 Feb 2021
April 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/
The ACO SNF waiver
Learn how an accountable care organization (ACO) can help get your patient into a skilled nursing facility (SNF).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/free/the-aco-snf-waiver.htm
21 Feb 2024
Program targeting excess hospital days reduced readmissions after total joint arthroplasty
Readmissions and excess days in acute care significantly decreased after implementation of a program that triaged total joint arthroplasty patients who re-presented after surgery to the appropriate service line and level of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/29/4.htm
29 Jul 2020
October 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/
July 2016
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/
Why observation care ‘just doesn't make sense’
An expert suggested eliminating observation status by creating payments that blend inpatient and outpatient rates to alleviate burdens on patients and clinicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/25/2.htm
25 Apr 2018
Observation status: making the right call
Understanding when to admit a patient to observation status or to inpatient status can be confusing and challenging##mdash;and so can knowing when it's appropriate to bill for one or the other.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2012
Observation, ED treat-and-discharge visits rose in parallel with drop in readmissions
A new analysis of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program found that hospital revisits within 30 days actually increased among Medicare patients admitted for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia from 2012 to 2015.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/21/3.htm
21 Aug 2019