It’s a confusing situation for patients and a financially necessary one for hospitals: If a hospital cannot decide whether a patient is appropriate for inpatient admission, the patient can be kept up ...

A near decade-long study on the frequency of hospital stays found the use of the “observation” status for Medicare beneficiaries doubled between 2001 and 2009, according to an AARP Public Policy ...

September 28, 2012 — Maximizing the potential use of dedicated hospital observation units could save billions of dollars in healthcare resources annually, according to results from a study published ...

Hospitals Increase Use of Observation Stays, Creating Coverage Issues for Medicare Patients Hospitals across the country are using observation stay classifications among Medicare patients with greater ...

Hospital accountable care organization (ACO) participation did not impact emergency department admission rates, length of stay, or costs, suggesting limited effectiveness in reducing spending for ...

Cook County Health has opened an 11-bed observation unit at Provident Hospital to provide more appropriate care for patients who arrive at the South Side hospital's emergency department. Patients who ...