Why Hospitals are Broke

Okay, I know hospitals receive alot of indigent care patients and patients that have no intentions of paying their bill. Let's look at the real picture, okay. Billing, look at the number of billing mistakes that are made. Thousands of dollars are lost because of this. Hospital billing staff does not take the initiative to track down why claims are not being paid. They just know if it is not paid or they get a denial they make it patient responsiblity. Then turn the patient over to collections. They do not care because they are going to get their paycheck no matter what the outcome.

Here is a funny story - a small town hospital has a new physician that has several surgeries scheduled and they have been scheduled for more than a month, the hospital forgets to order the surgery supplies. They call the physician the day before at the end of the day to let him know, and guess who has to call all the patients and explain. Oops, then they wonder why small hospitals are closing doors. Wake up!!!! If something is not working fix it!!!!!