Challenges In Billing Physician Observation Services

By Debbie Sconce (May 14, 2018, 1:11 PM EDT) -- Emergency department, or ED, overcrowding is a well-documented problem in today's hospitals. One major reason for the bottleneck is the process for getting the patient from the ED to the nursing unit to begin their hospital care. The process involves testing by the ED physician to determine the need for hospitalization followed by consultation with the admitting physician to determine the level of care (inpatient or outpatient/observation) required and orders from the admitting physician for the care to be provided in the hospital....

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