Mohana Prasad
Networker
Can observation care be provided in an inpatient setting or an outpatient setting or both of them?
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Wiki Observation Care
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mitchellde
True Blue
Not sure what your question is .. observation place of service is outpatient, however any bed in the facility can be used for an observation bed. It takes a physician order to be placed in observation status and a physician order to be converted to inpatient status.
Mohana Prasad
Networker
Thanks for your answer Mitchell. From your answer can I assume that the observation care can only be done in an outpatient settign only.
FTessaBartels
Guest
Setting vs POS
Mohana ... your POS will be 22 (outpatient hospital)
But read Debra's explanation carefully. The physician MUST have ordered/admitted the patient to observation. The patient's physical location may be in a hospital room, or it may be in a section of the ER.
Hope that helps.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
Mohana ... your POS will be 22 (outpatient hospital)
But read Debra's explanation carefully. The physician MUST have ordered/admitted the patient to observation. The patient's physical location may be in a hospital room, or it may be in a section of the ER.
Hope that helps.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC