"(c) Such right of contribution may be enforced only after one tortfeasor has, by payment, discharged the joint judgment or has paid more than his pro rata share thereof.
But the recent interest in once again basing payment on discharge diagnosis could limit patient access.
The interesting variables included the patients' general information (name, gender, age, payment method), discharge diagnosis, length of hospital stay, and expenditure (total expenditure and out-of-pocket payment).
The interesting variables included patient's general information (name, gender, age, payment method), discharge diagnosis, length of hospital stay, and expenditure (total expenditure and out-of-pocket payment).
The performance of PFPs and public hospitals was investigated using measures referring to structural/input (bed capacity, occupancy rate, nurse staffing) and efficiency (unweighted ALoS, SHI payment per discharge) differences between hospital providers by ownership type.
The database includes patient-specific information such as age, sex, self-reported racial category, seven diagnostic and four procedural codes (from the Clinical Modification of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9-CM)), sources of payment and discharge disposition.
The aim of the present study was to describe and compare the operation and performance of PFP and public hospitals in Greece, focusing on differences between nurse staffing rates, average lengths of stay (ALoS), and SHI payment per discharge.
In a mixed European healthcare system (such as that of Greece), significant performance differences are evident between PFP and public hospital service providers, in terms of several indicators such as average bed capacity, average occupancy rate, nurse staffing rates, average length of patient stay, and SHI payment per discharge.
One promising possibility is if C&T companies could sell fecal sludge to industries that could use it as a fuel (e.g., energy intensive processes like cement production), they could then receive payment for discharge instead of paying a fee.
In the case of the Greek SHI funds studied here, the most likely explanation of the higher payment per discharge to PFP hospital providers seems to be either an increase in the ALoS charged by private clinics or the excessive use of diagnostic services, the reimbursement of which is not included in the fixed per diem fee.
"(e) A liability insurer who by payment has discharged the liability of a tortfeasor judgment debtor shall be subrogated to his right of contribution.
