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Good News And Bad News: Your Facility Observation Payments Will Increase in 2014, But There's A Catch

Published on Wed May 21, 2014

Look for higher payment but more packaging of services such as labs in 2014. 2014 brings a large increase in payment for facility observation services although it comes as the cost of some common ED procedures being bundled into that payment. With the two midnight rule controversy directing more scrutiny of  the observation or inpatient admission decision, you’ll want to [...]
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