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Health
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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