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I think there should be a legit concern about pressure they may feel from hospital administrators and even the AMA types. And I have had medical workers tell me that pressure is real. Happened with the hdrxy issue as well. Probably time to start auditing to make sure the money is not leaded to needless and damaging pressure. We are way past overreaction being productive. We have evolved enough of the strategy in this pandemic that it is probably best to not put a set price on an action that gets funds from the government. Get more wholistic, so to speak.
this, the hospital my wife works at no longer cancels surgical procedures because a patient tests for the covid.
yes, we know a great deal more, but i am curious what the financial impact on the hospital and the system was to not do any elective procedures for several weeks.
no new knees, no new hips, no cabbages, no gastric bypasses, none of those procedures that were done in an assembly line fashion and generated significant cash flow to the hospital, the system, and the doctors
heck, one doctor is pushing so hard to get caught up he has basically doubled his work load and there is a problem with his patients taking up most of the space in recovery and causing problems for other doctors.
the doctor offered to have his patients in and out in under 24 hours, but the hospital balked because of the risk that patients weren't ready and would return back to the hospital within the magic 30-day window.