Have you ever had difficulty determining the proper inpatient status? Is is Observation or Inpatient? With the constant changes in healthcare, it is often difficult to keep up with the latest recommendations and guidelines. This status decision algorithm app is easy to navigate and will help you learn how to make the most accurate decision in less than a MINUTE! It explains the CMS Final Rule 1599 (2 - Midnight Rule) and helps Physicians do what they do best - ASSESS the patient and DECIDE on a treatment path. STATUS HELPER lets you take your assessment and understand how to rate the SEVERITY OF ILLNESS most accurately.

~ Decision algorithm based on CMS Rule 1599 - 2
Midnight Rule
~ Diagnosis Based algorithms for most typical cases:
* Chest Pain
* Pneumonia
* TIA
* Dehydration
* COPD
* Syncope
* Abdominal Pain
* Fever
~ Calculators to help determine severity:
* TIMI Scale for Chest Pain
* Sgarbossa's Criteria for AMI in LBBB
* PORT Score for Pneumonia
* ABCD2 Score for TIA
* San Francisco Syncope Rule
* SIRS/Sepsis Criteria Calculator
~ Definition section explaining rules, documentation
guidelines and sample Severity of Illness statements