Aidin which helps hospitals refer patients to the appropriate care facility following discharge, will pilot its web-based service at four hospitals.

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"The Kashagan project has been designed as a zero-discharge production facility, " said Pierre Offant, NCOC chairman managing director.

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As a result, if an observation status patient receives additional treatment at a nursing facility, the patient, and not Medicare, must pay for that post-discharge care.

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