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In reply to the discussion: I Went To The Accts Payable Dept Of The Hospital Yesterday To Pay My Mom's Bill's And Found This.... [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)61. There are provisions that provide an incentive to upgrade records systems
I'm not sure when that kicks in, but I recall a few docs (people who claimed to be docs, I should say) calling into radio programs complaining this would put them out of business.
I understand that if you have to spend $25,000 - $100,000 to upgrade your records system, that is a big investment. But the doctor;s practice should be more efficient, giving a fairly short payback. And the total cost of health care should go way down if doctors can easily see each others' test results.
The only doctors who should be complaining about this are the ones who pad their income by ordering all sorts of redundant tests.
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I Went To The Accts Payable Dept Of The Hospital Yesterday To Pay My Mom's Bill's And Found This.... [View all]
global1
Nov 2012
OP
They do this I think because insurance vampires make reimbursements as difficult as possible
libtodeath
Nov 2012
#1
Based on my experience, absolutely correct. & Those scammers ARE mixed in there with legit stuff. nt
patrice
Nov 2012
#3
There Are Assets - Not Much - But I'm For Paying What's Rightly Needed To Be Paid.....
global1
Nov 2012
#8
You better wait until you see what that balance is. I wouldn't pay anything for awhile.
Hoyt
Nov 2012
#39
medicare always lets us know what they have paid, adn what the totla was. In other words the medicar
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#46
Unless you cosigned to pay for her care, or unless you are the executor of her estate, not yours.
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#6
I got bills from six different sources after I had a hernia repaired in 2006
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#14
If we have single payer health care, they'll consolidate the billing departments?
hughee99
Nov 2012
#16
There are none of those things in England or France. how they track expensees I dont know.
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#56
Labs are often off-site. Anaesthesiologists are independent., as, I think, are radiologists.
WinkyDink
Nov 2012
#25
In some cases, the docs are in an association that owns the lab, imaging facility, etc.
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#33
Gee you all are scaring me to death. Effective Jan I will start Medicare and my secondary
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#27
I chose my current dr. in part because they do the bloodwork in the office.
BlueMan Votes
Nov 2012
#44
Write a letter to the hospital admins that until you get an itemized statement....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#32
Watch that you don't get charged for an ambulance ride that your mother never took. A well-known
Raine
Nov 2012
#55
There are plenty of people here who are helping you with your bill question.
reflection
Nov 2012
#57