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Hospitalized, but Not Admitted: Admission Status

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Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, 1:10<br />

• “The decision to admit a patient is a complex medical<br />

judgment which can only be made after the physician<br />

has considered a number of factors…admissions…are<br />

not covered or noncovered solely on the basis of the<br />

length of time the patient actually spends in the hospital.

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