End observation status and let docs, patients focus on treatment.

The article discusses the impact of hospital observation services on the quality of health care provided by the hospitals in the U.S. It states that if a community hospital spends time and money on observation issues, it will not be able to provide quality health services to its patients and will not be able to ensure patient-safety. It mentions that the observation services confuse and distress the patients, as they are made to pay self-administered medications and outpatient copayments.