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I have worked in a lot of different care areas. I have worked on the floor units and in the emergency room and in the intensive care units. For the most part the patients I have cared for were very grateful. As you might expect when they are lying in the hospital bed, the cost of treatment and the bill isn't a high priority. Furthermore, more than once family members have told me they wanted everything done for the patient. The cost was not important. While the family and the patient are happy to be home again, it comes as a surprise when the bill arrives. The therapy the patient received in the hospital worked wonders but they all wonder how a few days in the hospital cost so much? It would be terrible to have that debt hanging over your head, the anxiety and sleepless nights would be overwhelming. In this day and age with soaring health care costs and out of control cost, stories of unpaid bills and bankruptcy are easy to find. So in keeping with the tradition of patient advocacy that nurses adhere to, this article will examine some actual hospital and medical bills. You will see how those bills may be overcharged or in error of 400% or more. There are excellent resources on the internet including 10 Ways to Avoid Outrageous Hospital Overcharges. But there is also information and examples from the bills I have audited. Follow along as hospital bills are examined, and in one case you can decide for yourself if the hospital billing and coding department was guilty of fraud.
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