That's not my impression of what happened, but it could fit what I observed, and the concept of diagnosis-related groups seems useful.
"diagnosis-related groups" reminds me of how car repair is sometimes done. A made-up example: a tune-up on your model of car at the local mechanics is $350, regardless of how much time it takes or parts required.
Still, at the end of the day, they give me an itemized bill detailing everything they did, and put in, including waste fees they might be paying.
While some of that may be useful for marketing/upsell reasons, much of that keeps me better informed as to the state of my car.
In my 00s experience in the hospital, there was literally none of that, except for one thing: they gave me a manufacturer's warranty card, which was weird beyond belief, but I guess nice to have. Other than that, no detailed list of what had just happened.
If DRGs are the future for billing, I'm not sure they are the best future for doctor/patient/hospital communications.
That's not my impression of what happened, but it could fit what I observed, and the concept of diagnosis-related groups seems useful.
"diagnosis-related groups" reminds me of how car repair is sometimes done. A made-up example: a tune-up on your model of car at the local mechanics is $350, regardless of how much time it takes or parts required.
Still, at the end of the day, they give me an itemized bill detailing everything they did, and put in, including waste fees they might be paying.
While some of that may be useful for marketing/upsell reasons, much of that keeps me better informed as to the state of my car.
In my 00s experience in the hospital, there was literally none of that, except for one thing: they gave me a manufacturer's warranty card, which was weird beyond belief, but I guess nice to have. Other than that, no detailed list of what had just happened.
If DRGs are the future for billing, I'm not sure they are the best future for doctor/patient/hospital communications.