Author:
Conners Gregory P.,Melzer Sanford M.,Percelay Jack M.,Betts James M.,Chitkara Maribeth B.,Jewell Jennifer A.,Lye Patricia S.,Mirkinson Laura J.,Shaw Kathy N.,Ackerman Alice D.,Chun Thomas H.,Conners Gregory P.,Dudley Nanette C.,Fein Joel A.,Fuchs Susan M.,Moore Brian R.,Selbst Steven M.,Wright Joseph L., ,
Abstract
Pediatric observation units (OUs) are hospital areas used to provide medical evaluation and/or management for health-related conditions in children, typically for a well-defined, brief period. Pediatric OUs represent an emerging alternative site of care for selected groups of children who historically may have received their treatment in an ambulatory setting, emergency department, or hospital-based inpatient unit. This clinical report provides an overview of pediatric OUs, including the definitions and operating characteristics of different types of OUs, quality considerations and coding for observation services, and the effect of OUs on inpatient hospital utilization.
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Subject
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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