Question

• Why are health care organizations unable to bill separately for nursing services, and what is the impact on nurse leaders?
• What can the nursing profession, and specifically nursing leaders, do to change this issue?
• Why are nursing services considered an expense and not an income generator?

Answer 1

Answer: The healthcare organizations unable to bill separately for nursing services as for this process there are requirements of documentation purpose, coding etc. The working hours of the nurse can be calculated but they provides tremendous care to the patients and this can not be recorded. This impact decrease payment process in the nursing profession.

To bring changes in this issue the nurse need to understand the process of the bill payment. They should be able to recognize the need and situation to come over with the services that they provide. There should be written documentation for the facilities the nurse provide. Hence this could bring out some change.

Nurse provides intensive care to the patients, they work for the better and early recovery of the patients and hence they are considered to be an expense and not an income generator.

Answer 2

Nurse provides intensive care to the patients, they work for the better and early recovery of the patients and hence they are considered to be an expense and not an income generator.