Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8717753 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Patients with observation stays lasting longer than 48 hours are a clinically distinct population. Our findings support the conceptual underpinnings of the Two-Midnight Rule, but suggest that observation versus inpatient determinations should be based on actual length of stay rather than prospective prediction to reduce the administrative ambiguity this policy has created.
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Authors
Brad PhD, Xuan MA, Momotazur PhD, Keith MD, MPH,