Unfortunate, but necessary information https://t.co/J2hzuy3MxM
Unfortunate, but necessary information https://t.co/J2hzuy3MxM
Slow suicide may indeed be the intention of certain noncompliant patients. Fear of pain and complications or side effects and the high cost of prescription medication and inadequate insurance coverage, not to mention skepticism about science and mistrust of doctors, are, no doubt, much more common. Yet when I’ve probed deeply into a patient’s reaso
... See moreSuzanne Koven • Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life
This is bad for everyone: avoiding care means hospitals don’t get paid, patients are potentially getting sicker, and insurers will end up paying for more serious diseases that weren’t caught earlier.
Nikhil Krishnan • The Upfront Pricing Phenomenon | Out-Of-Pocket
amount of cash flow before the medical claims are resolved and paid, which can often take weeks or even months. Without copays, many types of facilities would need significant additional financial reserves to function while waiting for claims to be paid.
David Uhlman • Hacking Healthcare: A Guide to Standards, Workflows, and Meaningful Use
Here are @robinhanson's recommendations on how to figure out if the medical treatment you're seeking (or you've been recommended) is unnecessary https://t.co/pJ0zGBjCxV
Specificity of diagnosis does not help the sufferer unless it can be followed by specificity of treatment,
Sherwin B. Nuland • Doctors: The Biography of Medicine
Claims submissions are typically limited by the payer to a set number of denials (after which they will not pay) as part of the contract between the facility and the paying organization.