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Can anyone clarify for me please; H&P says Patient is admitted to RDU. Length of stay is 9/2-9/4. Is a short stay admission considered the same as Observation?
not necessarily. An admission or observation is defined by the physician and not by length of stay. If the physician ordered to admit then it is inpatient if he porders admit to observation it is outpatient. If he states admit to short stay I would call that inpatient.