How a pregnancy test on a male patient revealed health care flaws
My father’s last medical bill suggested he might be expecting a child. He was 88 years old. Somewhere in the hospital’s system, common sense had vanished. We found the pregnancy test charge only after paying the bill in full. My mother and I wrote to the hospital. The first reply was warm and procedural: Thank you for contacting us. We will submit this to Revenue Integrity. You should expect a …
How a pregnancy test on a male patient revealed health care flaws

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