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.
Hospitalsâ Use of Observation Stays and Short Inpatient Stays (OEI-02-12-00040) We found that Medicare beneficiaries had 1.5 million observation stays in 2012; these beneficiaries commonly spent 1 night or more in the hospital. Beneficiaries had an additional 1.4 million long outpatient stays; some of these may have been observation stays.