• Inpatient Census Days: The HIM director for Pine Valley Community Hospital, which is a critical access hospital, verifies the inpatient service day calculations done by the nursing staff daily. On Thursday, the census began with 17 inpatients. Of those patients, two were discharged, and one died. Then, four patients were admitted, with one admitted at 9:00 a.m. and then transferred to another facility at 4:00 p.m. The nursing staff reported 17 inpatient service days. The HIM director is reporting 18. Compare nursing staff and HIM director reporting. Based on this comparison, who is correct and why?