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Double Down on Your Observation Care Coding With Answers to 3 FAQs

Published on Fri Jul 14, 2017

Tackle these troublesome infusion and diagnosis questions. Coding for the observation care setting presents several potential issues — the biggest of which involves being in the hospital but still being considered an outpatient. Plus, insurers have strict requirements about what counts as a “day” in observation, and often, the ED staff is left figuring out the answers to the confusing [...]
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