rf,
The shorter hospital stays are primarily related to a change in hospital reimbursement methodology.
Everything now is dictated by DRG’s (Diagnosis Related Groupings).
Upon admission, the clock starts running based on your admitting diagnosis.
Cellulitis? 3 days, no more.
Gastritis? 2 days, no more.
Open Reduction of Bone Fracture? 1 day, no more.
Any stay beyond the guidelines and the Hospital pays.
Doctors leaving their patients in too long get “pressure” from administrators.
Improved medical/surgical techniques and
anesthesia certainly have to do with it as well,
but mainly it’s an economic consideration.
Dona….wouldn’t it have been easier to cut the toe off???? Sometimes you just have to let go of body parts that seem useless. Rob’s got one that probably hasn’t been used in a decade. 🙂
Yeah, who needed that freaking thing anyway? I could have bought even skinnier pointy spike heels. And saved myself that whole trip. No comment on Rob.
Oh I agree there have been improvements- especially in the surgical techniques. I’ll match impressive scars with your brother anyday though. If I win, you buy us both dinner 🙂 I’m not sure what the reason was but both times I had surgery my doctors used stitches, not staples. They said they couldn’t for what they were doing- I wonder why that was? My friend however has had numerous stapled incisions and claims her body looks like a road map to hell.
The woman to my left was the Contessa, Italian and she wanted me to help her call the police against the constant intruders in the room (nurses) and to help her fight them off.
The woman to my right was Birdie. She just kept saying over and over “I’m FED UP.”
By daveinbedstuy on January 27, 2011 11:53 AM
I think there’s an internet site for people who have scar fetishes.
Dave, if that’s what I was looking for, you would be the first person I would ask.
RF- start saving now 🙂
rf,
The shorter hospital stays are primarily related to a change in hospital reimbursement methodology.
Everything now is dictated by DRG’s (Diagnosis Related Groupings).
Upon admission, the clock starts running based on your admitting diagnosis.
Cellulitis? 3 days, no more.
Gastritis? 2 days, no more.
Open Reduction of Bone Fracture? 1 day, no more.
Any stay beyond the guidelines and the Hospital pays.
Doctors leaving their patients in too long get “pressure” from administrators.
Improved medical/surgical techniques and
anesthesia certainly have to do with it as well,
but mainly it’s an economic consideration.
I think there’s an internet site for people who have scar fetishes.
Bxgrl, you’re on, the next time my bro is in NYC. He lives in St. Croix and went back 3 months after the surgery.
By daveinbedstuy on January 27, 2011 11:42 AM
Dona….wouldn’t it have been easier to cut the toe off???? Sometimes you just have to let go of body parts that seem useless. Rob’s got one that probably hasn’t been used in a decade. 🙂
Yeah, who needed that freaking thing anyway? I could have bought even skinnier pointy spike heels. And saved myself that whole trip. No comment on Rob.
“both times I had surgery my doctors used stitches, not staples. They said they couldn’t for what they were doing- I wonder why that was?”
They are more expensive and he needed a new cadillac.
Oh I agree there have been improvements- especially in the surgical techniques. I’ll match impressive scars with your brother anyday though. If I win, you buy us both dinner 🙂 I’m not sure what the reason was but both times I had surgery my doctors used stitches, not staples. They said they couldn’t for what they were doing- I wonder why that was? My friend however has had numerous stapled incisions and claims her body looks like a road map to hell.
Just like the OT, CGar.
The woman to my left was the Contessa, Italian and she wanted me to help her call the police against the constant intruders in the room (nurses) and to help her fight them off.
The woman to my right was Birdie. She just kept saying over and over “I’m FED UP.”