Pediatric observation units

Gregory P. Conners; Sanford M. Melzer; Jack M. Percelay; James M. Betts; Maribeth B. Chitkara; Jennifer A. Jewell; Patricia S. Lye; Laura J. Mirkinson; Jerrold M. Eichner; Chris Brown; Lynne Lostocco; Richard A. Salerno; Kurt F. Heiss; Matthew Scanlon; S. Niccole Alexander; Kathy N. Shaw; Alice D. Ackerman; Thomas H. Chun; Nanette C. Dudley; Joel A. Fein; Susan M. Fuchs; Brian R. Moore; Steven M. Selbst; Joseph L. Wright; Isabel A. Barata; Kim Bullock; Toni K. Gross; Elizabeth Edgerton; Tamar Magarik Haro; Jaclynn S. Haymon; Cynthia Wright Johnson; Lou E. Romig; Sally K. Snow; David W. Tuggle; Sue Tellez

doi:10.1542/peds.2012-1358

Pediatric observation units

Gregory P. Conners^*, Sanford M. Melzer, Jack M. Percelay, James M. Betts, Maribeth B. Chitkara, Jennifer A. Jewell, Patricia S. Lye, Laura J. Mirkinson, Jerrold M. Eichner, Chris Brown, Lynne Lostocco, Richard A. Salerno, Kurt F. Heiss, Matthew Scanlon, S. Niccole Alexander, Kathy N. Shaw, Alice D. Ackerman, Thomas H. Chun, Nanette C. Dudley, Joel A. FeinSusan M. Fuchs, Brian R. Moore, Steven M. Selbst, Joseph L. Wright, Isabel A. Barata, Kim Bullock, Toni K. Gross, Elizabeth Edgerton, Tamar Magarik Haro, Jaclynn S. Haymon, Cynthia Wright Johnson, Lou E. Romig, Sally K. Snow, David W. Tuggle, Sue Tellez

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Abstract

Pediatric observation units (OUs) are hospital areas used to provide medical evaluation and/or management for health-related conditions in children, typically for a well-defined, brief period. Pediatric OUs represent an emerging alternative site of care for selected groups of children who historicallymay have received their treatment in an ambulatory setting, emergency department, or hospital-based inpatient unit. This clinical report provides an overview of pediatric OUs, including the definitions and operating characteristics of different types of OUs, quality considerations and coding for observation services, and the effect of OUs on inpatient hospital utilization.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	172-179
Number of pages	8
Journal	Pediatrics
Volume	130
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-1358
State	Published - Jul 2012

Keywords

Emergency department
Inpatient
Observation status
Observation unit
Pediatric

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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Conners, G. P., Melzer, S. M., Percelay, J. M., Betts, J. M., Chitkara, M. B., Jewell, J. A., Lye, P. S., Mirkinson, L. J., Eichner, J. M., Brown, C., Lostocco, L., Salerno, R. A., Heiss, K. F., Scanlon, M., Alexander, S. N., Shaw, K. N., Ackerman, A. D., Chun, T. H., Dudley, N. C., ... Tellez, S. (2012). Pediatric observation units. Pediatrics, 130(1), 172-179. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-1358

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