>>> We are NOT LIVE this week <<<
but will be back LIVE
on March 27
for Part 2 of
"Is Observation Broken?"

MEANWHILE...
WATCH THE RECORDING OF PART 1

RECORDED LIVE
Friday, March 27, 2026

   Part 1:   

Observation vs Inpatient:Compliance, Contracts, and the Reality of Hospital Status Decisions

Placing a patient in Observation Services 
may be the most debated 24 hours
in modern healthcare.

Watchf our discussion of when and how medical necessity, payer contracts, hospital economics, and regulatory risk collide.  

Who Should Watch:
• Utilization Management
• Utilization Review
• Physician Advisors
• Healthcare Information Mgmt.
• Anyone else involved in 
healthcare operations roles

Last week, our Finally Friday! panel discussed & examined:

• When and Why Observation services are NOT a Patient
   Status

• How payer contracts influence admission decisions

• Why some hospitals intentionally maintain very low
   Observation rates

• The compliance and audit risks of an Inpatient-first strategy

We examine:

How physician advisors, UR teams, CDI specialists, and case managers can work together to improve status accuracy Along the way, we will address the question many clinicians quietly ask:

Is "placing a patient in Observation" actually broken?

Watch our candid, strategic discussion
about best practices and action plans...

👉Watch On-Demand

HERE