Hospitals Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place Over 'Observation'

On one side, administrators and physicians are required by Medicare's strict billing criteria to place certain patients in "observation" status rather than admit them as regular inpatients. On the other, admitting these borderline patients and billing Medicare accordingly, could trigger a recovery audit contractor investigation, headaches, and a huge loss of federal reimbursement dollars.

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