Cheating the Rules of Admission With “Observation”
Abstract:When physicians admit patients to a hospital, their decisions about where-and to whose professional stewardship and services-those patients belong are influenced by federal policies, of which many clinicians are not aware. The distinction between observation and admission has clinical and ethical implications for patients and practices. The evolution of "observation status" from a clinical tool to a catchall of vague and imprecise meaning has been driven by changes to physician payment and compensation structu… Show more
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