Distinguishing observation services from inpatient admissions isn't always easy. One critical element in the process is your documentation.
During this important training, get the facts on physician, nursing and clinical documentation requirements. Also, gain insight into charge capture and billing issues related to documentation as well as auditing standards you need to know.
During this 90-minute webinar, you will discover:
- How to differentiate observation services from inpatient admissions
- What physicians should document to justify observation and what should be documented at time of discharge
- Medical decision making to make sense of the Over 2-Midnight rule
- When, how and why to use Condition Code 44
- Keys to tracking hours of observation including intervening services
- How nursing and other clinical staff should document to support coding and billing for observation
- Documentation requirements that will satisfy auditors
- How private payers view and use observation services
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