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 ...

Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Northwest Community Hospital proposed a shortened observation policy, which is rubbing many of its independent physicians the wrong way, according to a report from ...

Hospitals are between a rock and a hard place in this situation. The California Hospital Association pointed out that hospitals face criticism from patients and CMS when they appear to substitute ...

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 ...

Many kids are spending needless hours under hospital observation following an allergic reaction About 17% of kids are admitted for overnight observation But 95% could be safely discharged within two ...

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 ...