Assignment #1
I am going to expose you to a problem relating hospital billing errors. Unfortunately, billing errors are common but. What is scary is that the patient is somehow the one left with a hefty bill. Please review the following newspaper article and then watch the 2 CNN videos and address the questions listed below.
Newpaper article can be viewed at http://consumerist.com/2012/06/01/aetna-says-doctor-made-billing-error-but-the-patient-is-the-one-who-owes-6k-for-mri/
The following videos talks about how CNN and Time magazine investigate hospital billing and find a family that was charged hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Video # 1 titled “Family fights $474k hospital bill” – Part 1 located at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZjadBbfX9c
Video part 2: Continuation part of 1 can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XHDhgzLHgQ
1). What is your initial opinion about this topic? What would you do if this happened to you? Has this happened to anyone you know?
2). Do you think it is fair that a patient has to deal with the consequences of an error made by someone else?
3). If you are a health care manager, how can you avoid these mistakes? Please make a couple of suggestions? You can research your suggestions by doing some internet research
To get full credit, you need to respond to all of the questions listed above and please post your response in the Weekly Summary Folder.
Assignment #2
I wanted to ask you to watch some videos that will try to explain the cost of healthcare in the United States. The following are the links that you need to visit.
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZRgVQALFUA
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjGouBmo0M
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEXkKV3kbb8 (The video is titled Hospitals: The cost of admission)
4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaRbaKBZ53k
After watching the videos answer the following questions:
1). If a family member were to ask you why does healthcare cost so much in the United States, what would you say? What are five reasons that this happens. Which of your five reasons, do you think is the most responsible for the high cost of healthcare? or do you think there is a reason(s) that were not mentioned that you would attribute to high cost of healthcare in the US?
2) What did each video teach you? Did anything surprised you regarding the content of the videos. Please share your feelings.
3). How do you think this information will help you as a future healthcare administrator? how about in your life?
To get full credit, you need to respond to all of the questions listed above and please post your response in the Weekly Summary Folder.