Cortana may refer to: Cortana (software), Microsoft personal assistant software. Cortana (Halo), a fictional artificial intelligence character. Cortana (gastropod), a gastropod genus. Cortana, or Curtana, a ceremonial sword used in the coronation of British monarchs.
Ask the doctor or hospital. You may get a Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) that lets you know if youâre an inpatient or outpatient in a hospital or critical access hospital. You must get this notice if you're getting outpatient observation services for at least 24 hours.
Updated April 20, 2016. If you have recently had surgery, or if you have gone to the emergency room and have been told you will be staying in the hospital for your condition, you may have questions about the difference between observation and inpatient hospital stays.