tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post1325230001475618960..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Patient Parking: Another Hospital Revenue Stream?DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-90765682304646427762010-06-23T18:00:49.781-05:002010-06-23T18:00:49.781-05:00You bet that hospitals use parking fees as revenue...You bet that hospitals use parking fees as revenue as well as several other non patient care strategies to offset the losses on patient care. If you have an opportunity, read the article in the May issue of HFM (hospital finance journal) by Tom Schuhmann titled "Can Net Income from Non-patient Revenue Activities Continue to Save Hospitals?" The news is not good.Leanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-40439904234032295252010-06-09T12:10:28.975-05:002010-06-09T12:10:28.975-05:00One of the local concierge practices charges for &...One of the local concierge practices charges for "valet parking" to get around the whole Medicare pays for everything rules.<br /><br />They don't pay for valet parking. That'll be $2500 a year please.<br /><br />The perfect business model to exit the restriction of the Medicare National Bank, and still bill them.The Happy Hospitalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392872203166584371noreply@blogger.com