To Be, Or Not to Be: Reconciling Inpatient Status

What constitutes inpatient status? Should patient status be determined by guidelines or screening criteria? Or just the facts?

Revisiting what is certain to be considered an evergreen issue, Dr. Andrew Markiewitz will return to report the lead story for the next upcoming live edition of Monitor Mondays to continue discussing the vexing topic of patient status. Dr. Markiewitz is expected to report that screening criteria, scoring systems, and guidelines help determine medical necessity and patient status. But, he will add, although these metrics are used by payers, they are not treatment protocols. “We need to base our care on the patient in front of us,” advises Dr. Markiewitz.

Broadcast segments will also include these instantly recognizable features:

•  Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, will be making his Monday Rounds.
• The RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel, partner at the law firm of Practus, will report the latest news about auditors. 
• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser, shareholder in the law offices of Fredrikson & Bryon, will join the broadcast with his trademark segment.
• Legislative Update: Folana Houston, a legislative analyst for Zelis, will report on current healthcare legislation.
• The Wrapper: Dr. John Zelem, founder and CEO of Streamline Consulting Solutions, will join the broadcast for a wrap-up on the morning’s top stories.