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1957] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 523
ADMISSION OF PATIENTS AND HOSPITAL CHARGES IN
THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS
(13) Admissions and charges at the Research and Educational Hospitals are
administered in accordance with policies and standards approved by the Board of
Trustees. The present policies and schedule of charges were adopted by the Board
of Trustees on May 27, 1947, and February 29, 1948. To follow changes in costs
and to achieve improvements in procedure, it is recommended that new rates be
established and certain procedures clarified.
The Medical Director of the Research and Educational Hospitals, the Dean of
the College of Medicine, and the Executive Committees of the Hospitals and the
College of Medicine have accordingly recommended adoption of a revised statement
governing admission and charges to patients in the Research and Educational
Hospitals as shown in Sections I and II of the Policy and Procedure Governing
Admission of Patients, Policy Governing Hospital Charges, and Suggested Revision
of Schedule of Charges.
The. Vice-President in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges endorses
these proposals and recommends that they be made effective August I, 1957, with
the exception of the charge for each outpatient clinic visit. It is recommended that
this latter charge be instituted at such time as facilities and procedures for handling
billing and collections have been developed as determined by the Vice-President in
consultation with the Medical Director.
It is further recommended that authorization be given for minor revisions to
be made in the schedule of charges, as needed, on the recommendation of the
Medical Director, the Vice-President in charge of the Chicago Professional
Colleges, and with the approval of the Vice-President and Comptroller.
I concur. The Trustees Committee on the Chicago Departments has also considered
these recommendations and is prepared to support them.
On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the following revised statement of
policy and procedure and schedule of charges were approved.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS
Policy and Procedure Governing Admission of Patients
The Research and Educational Hospitals are operated and maintained by the
University of Illinois for the advancement of medical education and research.
Primary consideration in selecting patients for admission is given to the
teaching or research value of the clinical findings. Residence in the state of Illinois
for at least one year prior to admission is required. Although admissions are not
necessarily confined to those in the lower income bracket, if the medical factors of
the case meet the primary consideration for selection, this group is given
preference.
The Hospitals offer two types of service — inpatient and outpatient (clinic).
The Hospitals reserve the right to assign patients to either, depending upon the
characteristics of the case and facilities available at the time. The plan for teaching
within the various departments limits the number of cases of any one particular
type which may be accepted during a given period. The length of time that the
patient is in the hospitals or clinic is necessarily limited. Patients are discharged at
the discretion of the department to which they are assigned.
Application forms for the admission of a patient to the Research and Educational
Hospitals and Clinics may be obtained from the Office of the Director of
Admissions and Clinics. Information which is required includes name, address, age,
sex, brief history, physical findings, pertinent laboratory values, and tentative
diagnosis. Information regarding the financial status and resources of the patient
are most helpful.
A statement from the physician is necessary if, in his opinion, the patient is
physically unable to be cared for in the clinics on an ambulatory basis.
All applications for admission are reviewed by the Director of Admissions and
referred to the appropriate department. Disposition of the applications will be
made on the basis of teaching and/or research value. The referring physician will
be informed as to the decision of the department.