How long does the billing procedure take?
The billing procedures need to be understood on admission itself. All Consultants are instructed to inform the Resident Medical Doctor / Nursing Supervisor a day prior to the discharges — Instructions that the patient will be discharged the next day. This vital information if given in writing, facilitates the hospital to start the discharge summary, finalization process and give a rough estimate of what the bill amount would be to the patients/relatives. If the doctor decides regarding the discharge during patient rounds on the day of discharge itself, the following procedures have to be followed by the hospital; a) The file is completed both by the Doctors and Nurses. There may be a delay due to emergency care required by other patients or any other urgent work in the wards/rooms. b) The Ward Secretary then carries the handwritten rough discharge summary to the transcription department which types out the provisional summary to be checked and rectified by the consultant. After these
A . The billing procedures need to be understood on admission itself. All Consultants are instructed to inform the Resident Medical Doctor / Nursing Supervisor a day prior to the discharges — Instructions that the patient will be discharged the next day. This vital information if given in writing, facilitates the hospital to start the discharge summary, finalization process and give a rough estimate of what the bill amount would be to the patients/relatives. If the doctor decides regarding the discharge during patient rounds on the day of discharge itself, the following procedures have to be followed by the hospital; a) The file is completed both by the Doctors and Nurses. There may be a delay due to emergency care required by other patients or any other urgent work in the wards/rooms. b) The Ward Secretary then carries the handwritten rough discharge summary to the transcription department which types out the provisional summary to be checked and rectified by the consultant. After th
