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Hospital Coding:

Know What to Do When Observation Stretches the Limits

Published on Fri Sep 30, 2016

Keep careful documentation of longer stays. While most patients will be either discharged or admitted within two days, at times the decision takes longer. When a physician keeps a patient in observation more than two days, look to the subsequent observation codes. According to Medicare, the decision whether to discharge a patient from the hospital or admit the patient as [...]
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