justification for hospitalization

Introduction

• severity of illness
  • change in mental status
  • markedly abnormal laboratory finding
  • comorbid conditions
  • inability to take oral medications
  • failed outpatient management
• intensity of service
  • frequent vital signs & neuro-checks
  • IV medications
  • telemetry monitoring
  • nebulized medications/O2
  • nasogastric (NG) suctioning
  • parenteral feeding

More general terms

• hospital
• justification