Meursault
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Look at it this way: if you're a hospital administrator, well people are great. They still get billed for the evaluation, they're out of there quickly, and you don't have to find them a bed.
Therefore, you do anything you can to encourage non-sick people with private insurance to come to the ED. Presenting your ED as a fast 24-hour alternative to standalone urgent care or making a PCP appointment is a good way to draw in these patients.
Appointments are a logical extension of this; going to the ED is not nearly as attractive if you have to worry about waiting for two hours with the unwashed masses.
Therefore, you do anything you can to encourage non-sick people with private insurance to come to the ED. Presenting your ED as a fast 24-hour alternative to standalone urgent care or making a PCP appointment is a good way to draw in these patients.
Appointments are a logical extension of this; going to the ED is not nearly as attractive if you have to worry about waiting for two hours with the unwashed masses.