Case Study: Alcohol Withdrawal and AMA Departure Can Still Qualify as Inpatient Stay

Does leaving the hospital against medical advice (AMA) equal an outpatient short stay? Not necessarily. AppriseMD reviewed one inpatient denial case involving a patient who left the hospital AMA after a two-day stay due to severe alcohol withdrawal and seizures. The AppriseMD physician reviewer was able to overturn the denial after a discussion with the […]

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