Observation Care in Inpatient Admission Decisions: A Framework
Making determinations about observation care in a manner that is clinically appropriate can be challenging amid a lack of unanimity on the structure and duration of such care. However, there are standards and rubrics hospitals can utilize when making critical decisions concerning patients in the emergency department.
Download this whitepaper where William Rifkin, MD, Associate Vice President and Managing Editor at MCG Health, breaks down the general framework around observation care, which aims to help users employ such care correctly to ensure patient safety and reduce friction with payers.
Key learning points:
Download this whitepaper where William Rifkin, MD, Associate Vice President and Managing Editor at MCG Health, breaks down the general framework around observation care, which aims to help users employ such care correctly to ensure patient safety and reduce friction with payers.
Key learning points:
- Discussion of the intended duration of observation care
- Comparing utilization patterns for selected diagnoses
- Analyzing the stability of observation vs. inpatient rates (including a combined analysis of ED decision making for all potentially ambulatory diagnoses)
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