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Which Guidelines Should Hospitals Follow for an Observation Stay?
Both national evidence-based guidelines and insurance company guidelines factor into level of care determination. When it comes to determining a patient’s level of care for a short hospital stay, observation services are generally used for short-term monitoring, testing and evaluation to establish a treatment plan, and to give the treatment team time to see […]
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An AppriseMD physician advisor spoke with the insurance company medical director regarding a denial. The patient’s medical history was discussed during the call, including the patient’s coronary artery bypass graft surgery in 2021, hypertension, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and obstructive sleep apnea. The patient did not have any significant postoperative complications and was discharged after two midnights. After a lengthy conversation, AppriseMD was able to overturn the denial due to the significant medical history which made this patient a higher risk for the procedure.
The Peer-to-Peer discussion resulted in the approval of an inpatient level of care, overturning the denial. However, the insurance company did raise quality concerns with this case. The patient required a higher level of care and multiple days were spent waiting on transfer to a higher level of care at the university hospital. The insurance company medical director felt it was important to seek alternate centers if no beds were available initially and saw the need for a quality review.