Hospital Care is important and it is better to ask questions before a life threatening problem. Here is a checklist you can use to find the hospital care that fits your Medicare plans.
Ask your doctor or health care provider
1) Which hospitals do you work with?
2) Which hospital has the best care and results for my conditions?
3) How were your other patients treated at that hospital?
4) Why do you recommend this hospital for my hospital care? What are you basing your recommendation on? Why is this the best hospital for me?
Find out if the hospital:
5) Is accredited (voluntarily met national health and safety standards) by a national organization.
6) Checks and improves its quality of care? Ask how problems with care are handled.
7) Is conveniently located for you. Can you and your family get there easily for planned or emergency care?
8) Has convenient visiting hours and other rules that are important to you and your family.
9) Is clean. Visit the hospital and look around. Do the rooms look comfortable?
10) Does the hospital have rooms that offer privacy?
Check with your insurance company or health plan to see whether you:
11) Have to go to a certain hospital for non-emergency care or whether you can choose your hospital.
12) Have to pay a different amount depending on which hospital you use.
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