ED Return Visits/Same Day ED Copay Discount

Hello all,

I was just wondering, after talking to a coworker of mine, what everyone’s thoughts were on this… if a patient comes in to get stitches, often the visit for the removal is free as the copay is often written off by the provider as a courtesy of sorts. I’ve worked at hospitals where they’ve done this as a norm, and ones where it’s not the norm. If they exit and re-enter, regardless of circumstances, it was another copay.

I was wondering, what is the standard where everyone is? Or if there even is one?

Even more so than that, I found that one thing that was of benefit at the first hospital I worked at was establishing a discount if paid on the day of service for the ER visit. Their thinking was for the money that is spent to generate the bills, and the staff needed to generate the large amount of bills, that focus would be best spent discounting the copay a specific percentage to avoid having to pay the staff to generate the bills. Of course, there was no way that EVERY person could pay it, nor could they be forced (obviously), but I found that the percentage of people that paid their copay was higher as they saw it as a deal.

Do hospitals in your area do this? What is your opinion of it?

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Hello all, I was just wondering, after talking to a coworker of mine, what everyone’s thoughts were on this… if a patient comes in to get stitches, often the visit for the removal is free as the copay is often written off by the provider as a courtesy of sorts. I’ve worked at hospitals where they’ve done this as a norm, and ones where it’s not the norm. If they exit and re-enter, regardless of circumstances, it was another copay. I was wondering, what is the standard where everyone is? Or if there even is one? Even more so than that, I found that one thing that was of benefit at the first hospital I worked at was establishing a discount if paid on the day of service for the ER visit. Their thinking was for the money that is spent to generate the bills, and the staff needed to generate the large amount of bills, that focus would be best spent discounting the copay a specific percentage to avoid having to pay the staff to generate the bills. Of course, there was no way that EVERY person could pay it, nor could they be forced (obviously), but I found that the percentage of people that paid their copay was higher as they saw it as a deal. Do hospitals in your area do this? What is your opinion of it?
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