No matter how down I am on the day, the week, the world, and healthcare in general - at the end of the day, when have I finished reading and coding a hospital stay for a patient, I am always happy to see these five numbers:
99238 - discharge services less than 30 minutes
Rub some dirt in it and get back in the game, folks. It's all we can do.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Soft Shell
I must be going soft.
I am very big on personal responsibility and accountability. That is why I get bristly when I come across patients who, through poor lifestyle choices and non-compliance, jump on the dole by way of taxpayer funded healthcare.
Lately though, I have started to be less angry and more full of disgruntled pity.
Should I be continually pissed off to see my tax dollars pay for people who don't care enough about his or her own health to be compliant, lose weight, stop smoking, drinking, or consuming drugs?
Or should I be filled with unbridled pity that these people won't live out the decade?
I am very big on personal responsibility and accountability. That is why I get bristly when I come across patients who, through poor lifestyle choices and non-compliance, jump on the dole by way of taxpayer funded healthcare.
Lately though, I have started to be less angry and more full of disgruntled pity.
Should I be continually pissed off to see my tax dollars pay for people who don't care enough about his or her own health to be compliant, lose weight, stop smoking, drinking, or consuming drugs?
Or should I be filled with unbridled pity that these people won't live out the decade?
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