Following resuscitation with naloxone, clinicians commonly recommend an observation period to monitor for rebound apnea and other symptoms. Patient refusal of this recommendation is common, although ...

Patients, take note: Starting Oct. 1, those who spend more than 24 hours in the hospital could receive notice that they’ve been placed on something known as “observation status.” It’s a technical term ...

A sharply increasing number of Lee Memorial Health System patients spend a day or more in hospital beds without being fully “admitted,” billing classifications that can potentially add thousands to ...

Efforts to tighten the criteria for hospital admissions or avoid costly readmissions may have an unintended consequence. As Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers closely scrutinize whether patients ...

U.S. health centers are facing increased Medicare scrutiny for costly and unnecessary hospital admissions Under observation designation can significantly affect Medicare coverage Lee Memorial Health ...

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 ...

Hospitals regularly assign staff members to visually observe high-risk patients. See how facilities can take advantage of a virtual patient solution that lower staff costs without compromising patient ...

If you're on Medicare and you're in the hospital for a few days, you may think you're an inpatient. The hospital may have other ideas. Increasingly, hospitals are placing older patients on ...

“Observation status” patients cost hospitals more money than admitted inpatients, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Data from the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics ...

Sugar Land has a new freestanding emergency room that opened on Dec. 14, 2025, near the Highway 6 and 90A interchange, ...