Coronavirus

Clean said:
Whenever I hear Bratislava, I think of this scene from Eurotrip:

Scottie: I wonder what you can get for a dollar and 83 cents American in Bratislava?

[Next scene: Scottie and friends are basking in a lavish hotel.]

Scottie: Gotta love that exchange rate!
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It's pretty remarkable how cheap Eastern Europe is, especially those that haven't adopted the Euro.

From what I can tell, the most expensive countries are the Western European countries that have their own currencies - Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, and to a lesser extent, the UK. Below that, you have Western (but Northern) European countries that are in the Euro - France, Germany, Benelux, northern Italy, etc. Below that, you have Southern European countries that have adopted the Euro - Spain, Portugal, Greece, and southern Italy (non-tourist areas). Below that are Eastern European countries that have adopted the Euro - Slovenia, Slovakia, and Baltic countries. The cheapest are the Eastern and especially Southeastern countries that haven't adopted the Euro - Hungary, Czech Republic, and especially places like Bulgaria, Montenegro, etc. In some of those places, you can almost buy a house for the price of a respectable steak in midtown Manhattan.
 
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Brazil has embraced hydroxychloroquine and is critical of FDA's handling of it in America.
"The studies referenced by the FDA today cannot be used as examples for Brazil or for the rest of the world," Mayra Pinheiro, a Health Ministry official said during the press conference.
"Our duty is to save lives with the only medication that has been proven clinical evidence to work and which has shown good results in various circumstances in Brazil.
But Pinheiro on Tuesday dismissed the studies cited by the FDA, claiming that the "quality of their methodology is terrible."

Hydroxychloroquine: Brazil recommends unproven drug for pregnant women and children despite FDA ban - CNN

She's right. Every negative study that Europe and America have done seems to have major holes in it.
 
America is on fire, at this point, does the virus really matter?

I now wish I was one of those doomsday preppers who built those bunkers.

They are sitting in their fallout shelters laughing their asses off right now eating their freeze dried Mac N Cheese and drinking their recycled pee.
 
That is actual deaths, not deaths that will be coming over the next few years due to neglected health, substance abuse and suicides. One of my hospitals reported DOA's at 4 times average in May.
 
Adler is a fear monger. Good thing Gov. Abbott is a reasonable voice. He acknowledges the hospital increase but puts it in context with hospital capacity.

I also think the COVID hospital numbers are inflated in relation to April-May numbers. Increased testing and testing focused in hospitals is going to increase the number of positives without showing a real increase in cases.

But "science" according to Adler.
 
Looks like New York's buffoonery is going to cause our per capita death to coronavirus to end up higher than Europe as it looks right now.
 
I have absolutely no trust in the numbers. Nashville “lost” their counts conveniently after the riot incubation period would have occurred. Decided to add 132 this week from two weeks ago. Hospitals are incentivized to call deaths Covid even if that was not the actual cause. Even if the numbers are true, I’m told bed capacity, ventilators and PPE are no longer a concern.
 
This is a simple explanation, but should do it. Basically, in most cases the hospital will be reimbursed a set amount based upon the diagnosis. That reimbursement is based upon the expected time needed in the hospital. For example, if the diagnosis has a reimbursement based upon 3 days in the hospital, but the hospital is able to complete the care in 2 days, they see a higher profit. However, there are penalties should the patient be re-admitted within 30 days of discharge which is in place to prevent hospitals from discharging too early.

I think Barry works in revenue cycle (I do not), so he can probably give a better/clearer explanation. However, I will tell you length of stay (LOS) is a key metric hospital administrators measure and manage.
 
This is a simple explanation, but should do it. Basically, in most cases the hospital will be reimbursed a set amount based upon the diagnosis. That reimbursement is based upon the expected time needed in the hospital. For example, if the diagnosis has a reimbursement based upon 3 days in the hospital, but the hospital is able to complete the care in 2 days, they see a higher profit. However, there are penalties should the patient be re-admitted within 30 days of discharge which is in place to prevent hospitals from discharging too early.
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This explanation sounds like it only applies to Medicaid, Medicare.

Patients are charged by length of stay in the hospital and the services they use while in it. Sounds like hospitals are finding they can make more money on patient charges vs reimbursements within this unique situation.
 
San Antonio is back into mandatory wearing of masks. It had 500 new cases reported yesterday. Of course, we were a big protest city, which is probably the source for most of these new cases. In fact, at one point there was a curfew for everyone except protestors. This time it is at least leaving businesses open at reduced levels.
 
I was at four client facilities this week. None were concerned with capacity or PPE at this time despite the recent bump in cases.

DA Nashville mayor finally moving to Phase 3 - probably due to the new vocal campaign to recall after a 34% property tax hike. Of course, waiting until Monday so businesses cannot take advantage of the holiday.
 
Clean
Sometimes if you are also distracted while trying to speed read you confuse words in your eyestop.
I read it that in SA there was a curfew for everyone except prostitutes.

It made sense.
 
Mr. Deez said:
Doesn't surprise me at all. The idea that we knew exactly when and how this entered Europe and the US is laughably stupid. People were leaving Wuhan and flying into Italy, UK, the US, etc every day. It only takes one infected person.
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Flew into Frankfurt in mid Dec on way to Delhi on Lufthansa. Wonder if I would have gotten it if trip was delayed into Jan
 
Monahorns said:
This explanation sounds like it only applies to Medicaid, Medicare.

Patients are charged by length of stay in the hospital and the services they use while in it. Sounds like hospitals are finding they can make more money on patient charges vs reimbursements within this unique situation.
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Commercial insurance is only going to pay a set amount as well. Yes the hospital can bill for the additional days, but they will only receive pennies on the dollar outside that set amount. If the costs are $10,000 per day, no hospital wants you there to receive maybe $100. For once I would like to see a Barry post, and he is no where to be found.:ousucks:
 
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