Throughput

Course overview

Hospital reimbursement is not synonymous with physician reimbursement. Healthcare coverage companies have set forth specified requirements a patient must meet to qualify as an observation patient or inpatient during an acute care hospital stay. In addition to this, performance and outcome measures surrounding patient diagnosis and care such as timeliness of service and effectiveness of care affect hospital quality metrics, patient satisfaction and reimbursement. The patient's out of pocket cost and hospital's reimbursement vary greatly based upon patient status, benchmarking, quality metrics and patient satisfaction. It is imperative for healthcare professionals to understand factors and implications of the throughput process. This course provides an overview of the throughput process, factors, effects and implications for the patient, hospital and healthcare provider regarding the throughput process.