To treat observation care as simply a loophole that allows hospitals to avoid the Medicare penalties from readmissions -- as Brad Wright, an assistant professor of health management and policy at the University of Iowa did earlier this month -- is to take a short-sighted approach to a complex health issue.
Observation care in fact aims to address several of healthcare’s thorniest challenges head on. In the process, a ...
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