Medicare patients alone admitted to observation status—now roughly 1.8 million annually. Yet even for clinicians, misunderstandings about observation status abound—as demonstrated by the complexity of ...

Since October 2012, the Medicare program has penalized hospitals when too many patients in traditional Medicare are re-hospitalized within a month of discharge. This policy appears to be having ...

New research suggests observation care may lower spending for patients with private insurance. That may complicate policy decisions based on the high out-of-pocket costs for patients with Medicare ...

The NOTICE Act requires that starting Aug. 6, Medicare patients receive a form written in “plain language” after 24 hours of observation care but no later than 36 hours. Medicare is soliciting ...

If you find yourself in the emergency department and the doctor says he wants to keep you at the hospital for "observation," take heed. Depending on the hospital, observation can mean very different ...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- InvisALERT Solutions' ObservSMART, the industry-leading proximity-required technology designed to improve staff and patient safety in healthcare settings, ...

A new Virginia law that takes effect today will require hospitals to inform patients of their admission status verbally and in writing. Admissions for observation and length of observation stays have ...

Ruth Felton, of Tiburon, California is a real fireball, even in her 90s. Her daughter, Sherry Brier, interviewed her while she was working out on a rowing machine at a gym where she had been going for ...