Our new Healthcare system...for those who don't know

[SaltERedneck]

Originally Posted by SULPHITE

this is true just had lunch with my hospital customer...they will receieve a percentage of reimbursements based on the hospitals customer rating!! Meaning if their rating is lower and lets say they have a $500 reimbursement the goverment only has to pay them $100 because of a low rating...not good.

expect an explosion of adn lpns and the like as the patient influx will overload doctor PAs and NPs...which will cheapen the nurses pay...which includes my wife...awesome.

This was true for a number of hospitals already in LA... YOU as a patient would want this. it ensures that you are getting the quality care you deserve. You wouldnt want a hospital rating 2/5. this gives the hospital incentives to pickup in areas they are lacking. If this should happen then core quality management measures need to be taken to ensure the patient is happy. With this in mind, it is the hospitals responsibility to remove error from the equation. This movement is refered to as the "just culture" movement.

P.S. as you already know from your wife... nurses get paid jack **** for the service they provide.... atleast in LA. if the pay scale goes any lower I would expect a drop off in the numbers enrolling in that ciriculum. atleast I wouldnt be motivated if this were true.