$200 ADMIT FEE --> why I pay it . . .

[Guest guest]

wanted to know WHY I put up with this.

I think the reason why I did this is:

1) I wanted back-up for inpatient when I first opened in 2005.

(I've only had 6 admits and did all except one myself so no real

issue there)

2) Insurance companies require documentation of who

is covering me since I no longer have hospital privileges.

The recredential application requires a letter from the covering doc.

I am not sure the hospitalists (who work NOT for the hospital, but for

competing large multi-specialty groups) will cover my practice. I believe I

asked in the distant past, but I will have to broach this subject again.

Atleast I

will have to do it by 2011 when it is time to recredential again.

But who knows whether I'll even be dealing with third party payers by then.

Third ~party~ payers - sounds so . . . festive.

? for Lowell -> Is the $500 payment per day to hospitalists

from the hospital? No charge to PCPs, right. Has ANYONE

out there heard of this or had to deal with this?

Pamela