10 things your hospital won’t tell you
check out this article on MSN about 10 hospital “secrets.”
in short the list goes like this :
- “Oops, wrong kidney.”
- “Getting out of the hospital doesn’t mean you’re out of the woods.”
- “Good luck finding the person in charge.”
- “Everything is negotiable, even your hospital bill.”
- “Yes, we take your insurance, but we’re not sure about the anesthesiologist.”
- “Sometimes we bill you twice.”
- “All hospitals are not created equal.”
- “Most ERs are in need of some urgent care themselves.”
- “Avoid hospitals in July like the plague.”
- “Sometimes we don’t know how to keep our mouths zipped.”
my comments :
- #5 is very important. i didn’t realize how many costs there were to being hospitalized. i got a bill from the hospital, the anesthesiologist, the radiologist, and the urologist. luckily, my insurance covered most of it. but i still had to pay a pretty penny.
- #6 is a horrible reality. i trust my life to these hospital doctor’s but i can’t trust their accountant??
- #9 is a running joke in the medical world. take it with a grain of salt. even though there are many incoming new doctors, you better believe there are plenty of old, experienced doctors watching over them. don’t think that these new people are any less concerned about your medical care or less concerned about being sued.
hit the link for the full article and details on each “secret.”
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