This week's note from the instructor discusses implementation of the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) and the implementation deadline, which is just a week away.
If the attending physician writes an admission order and later decides that the case should have been outpatient and then writes and order for outpatient, do we still need utilization review involvement and condition code 44 to change to observation?
This week's note from the instructor discusses new guidance released by CMS regarding the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) form for hospitals and critical access hospitals.
