Slide 35. Waived hospital and professional fees.

The "Seven Pillars" Approach: Crossing the Patient Safety-Medical Liability

On April 13, 2012, Timothy McDonald, MD, JD, made this presentation at the meeting of the National Advisory Council.

Slide 35. Waived hospital and professional fees.

Hospital fees waived in first 8 months: $2.29MM.

Professional fees waived in first 8 months: $110K.

Total savings to payors in 8 months: $2.40 MM.

45% Medicare/Medicaid.

Image: Part of a table captioned "University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System Perfomance Recap" is shown. The table fragment compares changes in Outpatient Insurance Denials, Inpatient Risk Management Waivers, Outpatient Risk Management Waivers, and Bad Debts—Inpatient during the 8 months prior to February 29, 2012.

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Internet Citation: Slide 35. Waived hospital and professional fees.: The "Seven Pillars" Approach: Crossing the Patient Safety-Medical Liability. August 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2012-04-nac/mcdonald/mcdonald35.html