Hospitals told to improve fee collections - or face sanctions

Hospitals are currently owed more than €200 million in relation to patient private charges – €85 million of which is caused by consultants not signing off on insurance claims.

HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN warned by the HSE to improve collection of private income – or face sanctions.

The Medical Independent reports that a letter from the HSE National Director of Finance told a number of hospitals said that hospitals that fail to improve performance will face possible sanctions such as suspension of consultant recruitment.

Hospitals are currently owed €202 million in relation to private patient charges, €85 million of which is caused by consultants not signing off on insurance claims.

A number of hospitals are understood to be discussing new processes to help address this problem.

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Hospitals told to improve fee collections - or face sanctions

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