Hospital Billing Problems Part I
Friday, October 31st, 2008In case it has been awhile lets do a fast review: charges on your bill mostly come from an order given by a physician for your treatment. If the charge is a supply item it may appear on your bill in a variety of ways. Some facilities use stickers affixed to a “charge card” others use a scanner. Or maybe another way is used, but somehow that item shows up on your bill.
It is no surprise in this day and age to read about hospital bills gone awry. Millions upon millions of dollars mistakenly included on a medical bill. That is what Part I will address, human error.
Everyone makes mistakes and that happens when entering orders as well. Perhaps the date is wrong or the test is not exactly what the physician ordered. In short, anything could and probably does happen.
I know I have been called by the lab and radiology and even dietary asking about an order in the computer. Just the other day I was called by lab and asked if I wanted the magnesium level drawn now even though one was done earlier in the morning. Since there was no order I said no.
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