Air Data Functions The modern air data computers and their associated instrumentation are used to measure a number of criti-cal air mass properties. The computer must track pressure changes as the aircraft climbs, descends, accelerates, decelerates and then accurately pre-dict, for example, capture points for the autopilot. The atmospheric pres-
Know Your Hospital Status. When you are admitted to a hospital, it is only natural to believe that you have been admitted as a regular patient, or an âinpatient,â to that hospital. Yet, a concept known as âobservation statusâ can affect the amount you pay if you are on Medicare.
â¢ The hospital might bill the physicianâs patients a clinic/facility fee related to office visits. â¢ The hospital might bill current in-office ancillary services as hospital-based services.â¢ A specialist might lose referrals that used to come from physicians affiliated with a competing hospital.hysicians who become hospital/hospital practice employees â and their patients â might be in for an unpleasant billing-related surprise. A hospital might relocate employed physicians to a hospital-operated clinic or might obtain provider-based status for the physiciansâ legacy office locations.