For emergency room patients, a Maryland hospital's new observation unit has lowered length of stay and reduced admission of patients to inpatient care. A new observation unit at Carroll Hospital in ...

If you find yourself in the emergency department and the doctor says he wants to keep you at the hospital for "observation," take heed. Depending on the hospital, observation can mean very different ...

Josephine Frimpong, right, an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) at University Hospital in Newark cares for Sonia Maria De Assis in the new "observation unit, " created to relieve overcrowding and fix ...

This paper provides a relatively brief analysis of the types of statistical units delineated by the 30 Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD). It ...

I had not planned to test drive Riverside Regional Medical Center’s new observation unit earlier this month. A bout of chest pain and constriction concerned my doctor’s staff and I was told to go to ...

More hospitals use observation units to improve patient flow within the emergency department, but there are several factors to consider before creating one at your facility, two physicians write in ...

You might have been sick enough to go to a hospital where doctors kept you overnight, but as far as your insurance company is concerned, you were an outpatient. When doctors aren't sure whether to ...

There’s a growing recognition by clinicians that some patients who arrive at the emergency department can benefit if they’re kept under observation for up to a day so that staff can run more tests and ...

For emergency room patients, a Maryland hospital's new observation unit has lowered length of stay and reduced admission of patients to inpatient care. A new observation unit at Carroll Hospital in ...