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 ...

Research published in Health Affairs suggests increased use of hospital observation units could help save $3.1 billion in healthcare costs each year. A hospital observation unit is a dedicated space ...

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 ...

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 ...

Using observation units more efficiently could save hospitals $4.6 million annually and $3.1 billion nationally, according to Healthcare Finance News. A national study showed if hospitals without ...

If you are on traditional Medicare, either alone or with a Medicare Supplement plan or on Medicare Advantage and are taken to the hospital, one important distinction in describing your status can make ...