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A patient who is being discharged from a hospital asks the billing clerk for an explanation of the hospital. What should the billing clerk do?
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A patient who leaves the hospital is called?
DISCHARGED
Peter patient goes to hospital and asks for treatment on June 1 on June 2 hospital agrees to provide treatment on June 3 peter is discharged when did the hospital patient relationship begin?
The hospital patient relationship began as soon as consent to treatment began. When Peter patient asked for treatment, he was giving implied consent for the hospital to treat him. He gave his consent my agreeing to be hospitalized and by allowing himself to be treated. The relationship ends with discharge, whether he left AMA or was discharged after treatment was completed.
What is contractual adjustment?
A contractual adjustment is made by the billing department in a hospital in order to charge a patient's insurance company. The result is that the patient is not responsible for payment.
What is difference between in patient and out patient from medical billing?
In patient means you were admitted to the hospital - assigned a bed, etc. Out patient would mean you were seen by a nurse/doctor and left afterwards. That's the general difference, but contact the billing office to confirm their exact definitions if you want assurance.
What exercise is recommended after a patient completes a cardiac rehabilitation program?
Once discharged from the hospital, the patient works with his cardiac team to create an individual exercise plan.
What type of bed is made after a person is discharged?
A person who has been discharged from hospital would leave an empty bed. This bed will need to be made before another patient can occupy it.
Is it right for a hospital to discharge a cancer patient without seeing an oncologist first?
It is never right for one to be discharged without the advise of the specialist but this will also depend if the patient has consented for the dishcarge or requested for it,.
What software is available to do hospital billing?
There is a variety of software available to do hospital billing. Some software is designed to execute that particular function. Other software can be included as part as an overall business software package so it may have other functions as well, such as tracking patient records.
What recourse do a patient have when dismissed?
A patient is not dismissed they are discharged.
How does psychology help medical assisting?
Medical assistants main work at update hospital management team and patient record , Billing information, Psychology can be used to calm an upset patient and doctos.
How long does a colostomy patient have to stay in the hospital?
The patient is usually out of bed in 8-24 hours after surgery and discharged in 2-4 days.
If a patient is being admitted to a hospital and refuses all preadmission testing but a bill is sent to the insurance carrier for these services anyway what is this called?
This is called double Billing
