title: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS OF OUTPATIENT OBSERVATIONS VS. SHORT-STAY INPATIENT ADMISSIONS.
authors.forename: Les
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: MacLeod
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007902:Length of Stay; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000191:economics*; D011050:Policy Making; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States; D057832:Watchful Waiting / Q000191:economics*