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Another one of those nights. Intubated 5 people in the first 3 hours of my shift. Three medical, two trauma.
Now it's empty.
I work on the tail end of it all - supporting billers, claim adjusters, and medical coders. And I still can't stand it, because when I review the charges, I review the entire transcription too. After almost two years in healthcare, I still haven't learned to disassociate myself from the patients. At one point, we had a huge coding mess-up, which meant 23 patients' bills (fifty-something charges) had to be halted and re-run completely. It was just before the holidays, and I was freaking out trying to get them done. My intermediate manager said, "What are you fussing about? So they'll just sit there an extra week - big deal, we have things sitting out there for months." And I looked at her like she was speaking ancient Aramaic. I asked, "Won't we be letting down the patients and the hospital?" And she just laughed. I can't live with this stuff... It's bad enough people are sick - I don't want them slammed with huge bills if it is within my power to get the insurance company to cover at least part of it and do so quickly.
 
Just saw something that amazed me...
it is 28F, windy and snowing. There is ice everywhere from a freezing rain storm we had
I went for a walk and I saw this woman walking oddly, that is when I realized she was trying to get across the street fast to catch a bus..... while wearing 6 inch stiletto heel open toed shoes

I will admit it did not amaze me as much as the Chinese woman who came down a rock face at the summer palace (just outside of Beijing) on a rain day...while wearing a tight knit dress and wearing 6 inch stiletto heels...but cross the street...fast...on ice...in that type of shoe....was rather amazing
 
I work on the tail end of it all - supporting billers, claim adjusters, and medical coders. And I still can't stand it, because when I review the charges, I review the entire transcription too. After almost two years in healthcare, I still haven't learned to disassociate myself from the patients. At one point, we had a huge coding mess-up, which meant 23 patients' bills (fifty-something charges) had to be halted and re-run completely. It was just before the holidays, and I was freaking out trying to get them done. My intermediate manager said, "What are you fussing about? So they'll just sit there an extra week - big deal, we have things sitting out there for months." And I looked at her like she was speaking ancient Aramaic. I asked, "Won't we be letting down the patients and the hospital?" And she just laughed. I can't live with this stuff... It's bad enough people are sick - I don't want them slammed with huge bills if it is within my power to get the insurance company to cover at least part of it and do so quickly.
I don't think hospitals expect billing/insurance done but every 3 months.
Now, you better no owe them personally, they shake you down bedside....
 
Just saw something that amazed me...
it is 28F, windy and snowing. There is ice everywhere from a freezing rain storm we had
I went for a walk and I saw this woman walking oddly, that is when I realized she was trying to get across the street fast to catch a bus..... while wearing 6 inch stiletto heel open toed shoes

I will admit it did not amaze me as much as the Chinese woman who came down a rock face at the summer palace (just outside of Beijing) on a rain day...while wearing a tight knit dress and wearing 6 inch stiletto heels...but cross the street...fast...on ice...in that type of shoe....was rather amazing

You know... I like my cute shoes as much as any other girl, but this is ridiculous. There is fashion, there is style, and then there is... stupidity.
 
I don't think hospitals expect billing/insurance done but every 3 months.
Now, you better no owe them personally, they shake you down bedside....
I can't help myself. It's just the way it is. There are times when I have to look up old accounts, and the message pops up the patient had passed away, and then I find out he passed away in our ER, from a massive coronary, after the team fought for him for like 28 hours straight - and it just guts me.
 
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