Author Archives: John McCabe

Hospital charges, bills, costs, and payments: A complex topic

Hospital charges, bills, costs, and payments:  A complex topic This week the federal government released data showing that the charge for the “same” medical procedure in different hospitals around the country varies considerably.  This is true both from region to … Continue reading

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The Supreme Court, University Hospital, and Our Patients

It would be hard to imagine that anyone at University Hospital didn’t hear the news yesterday that the US Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obama Care”.   This is an important milestone for the country, and … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Patient Satisfaction Champions!

Winning Teams with the highest overall patient satisfaction scores in 2010. These winning teams get to permanently keep their Patient Satisfaction Champion’s trophy for 2010. CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY The Clinical Neurophysiology team’s annual average score for 2010 was 96.7 on their … Continue reading

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