March 1st, 2012
The Growing Number of Observation Stays: How Do You Decide?
Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
The number of observation stays are growing in this country, in part as a response to Medicare audits that are disallowing admissions for some patients – and maybe in part to reduce crowding in the Emergency Medicine Department. The problem is that criteria are not clear, so there is likely a lot of variability across […]
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