Hospitalized, but Not Admitted: Admission Status

Inpatient versus Observation: Practical
Points
• In practical use, some conditions are almost always
“observation”
• Examples: syncope, any pain, failure to thrive, “rule outs”,
outpatient surgeries, etc
• Reviewers are paying particularly close attention to:
– These diagnoses/mismatches
– Extremes of LOS, short or long
– Status changes