It is an ideal situation when patients are placed in an observation level of care to provide them with the best quality of safe care, which may include a comfortable bed or gurney that will allow them the comfort of recovery. Routine postoperative orders are instituted. If the patient is scheduled for more definitive testing (e.g., initiating physical therapy [PT] or occupational therapy [OT]), the CMS does not reimburse the facility for the time the patient is off the unit during this testing period.