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Observation vs. Inpatient Admission

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Question: If a patient is admitted to inpatient status from hospital outpatient observation care subsequent to the date of initiation of observation services, then which of the following is true:
Question: If a patient is put into observation on January 20th and is admitted as an inpatient the day after on January 21st, which code ranges should be coded for each day:
Question: Condition code 44 covers which of the following changes in patient status:
True or False: In order to use Condition code 44 and change a patient’s status from inpatient to outpatient, the hospital’s utilization review committee does not require concurrence from the treating provider.
Question: If a patient is admitted to observation on June 21st and is discharged from observation on June 22nd, which of the following observation discharge codes should be used?
Question: If a patient is admitted to observation and then discharged less than eight hours later, what code range should be used?
Question: If a patient is admitted to observation and then discharged more than eight hours later on the same day, what code range should be used?