You should have a system to capture the use of US to document what is being used on each patient. But the majority of patients are under some type of capitated fee structure such as a DRG. This means that no matter what you "charge" to the patient, it will not increase the actual revenue brought into the hospital. To document what your team is doing from a business standpoint, you should have a $$ amount established for this so that all costs associated with what you do are documented. This applies to inpatients. Outpatients are billed differentely and this charge could increase your revenue. Your team should also be set up as a revenue center and not just a cost center for budgetary purposes. Lynn
You should have a system to capture the use of US to document what is being used on each patient. But the majority of patients are under some type of capitated fee structure such as a DRG. This means that no matter what you "charge" to the patient, it will not increase the actual revenue brought into the hospital. To document what your team is doing from a business standpoint, you should have a $$ amount established for this so that all costs associated with what you do are documented. This applies to inpatients. Outpatients are billed differentely and this charge could increase your revenue. Your team should also be set up as a revenue center and not just a cost center for budgetary purposes. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861