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You Don't Need To Stay Up Late To Understand The Two Midnight Rule

Published on Tue Jan 21, 2014

The expected length of the hospital stay will suggest the proper site of service designation. If you though you knew when a service was observation instead of an inpatient admission, you might need to think again. The proposal and planned implementation of the so-called two midnight rule to determine whether a hospital stay is considered to be inpatient or outpatient [...]
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