It used to be that if you had a baby that you stayed in the hospital for quite a few days even for a normal, healthy, uncomplicated birth.
These days the average mother is in and out in less than 48 hours for a normal childbirth.
Most people feel okay with this because no one really wants to spend extra time in a hospital and they definitely don't want to have to lay out any additional money to do so.
Many options exist for health care procedures to enable people to elect to go home rather than stay the night, and often will simply not require any stay period.
You may have heard of Out Patient care, which is what this means, because it is used often today for small surgical operations except where a complication would require admittance.
We tend to think that the health insurance companies work with this idea simply to curb the amount for medical bills, however, if you've had an Out Patient surgery then you understand that it might cost just as much as typical procedure requiring overnight stay.
Whatever the justification for stopping people from staying over long times in the hospital, it is often wondered what this does to a person's total health care.
Those who head straight to their home after surgery, still feeling the effects of pain medicine, may not be the best judge for whether help is still necessary.
Basically, there are a couple of arguments about this idea.
First of all, if patients remained in treatment and were able to heal properly where they were under constant, competent care, they will remain as healthy as possible.
But it could be argued, and has been by many doctors, that patients heal more easily when they are in the comfort of their own home because they can sleep and relax easier knowing they are in familiar surroundings with others they care about.
This is where the idea that patient that do not have help at home could stay longer in the hospital under the care of a professional.
Overall it seems that the consensus is that sending patients home sooner after a minor procedure not only helps to save everyone money and keep costs down across the board but usually helps to jump-start the patient's recovery process.
And for those who don't like hospitals and doctors, there are no hard feelings when they are being pushed out the door and back home into their more comfortable bed.
After all, at least they can sleep there for free.
These days the average mother is in and out in less than 48 hours for a normal childbirth.
Most people feel okay with this because no one really wants to spend extra time in a hospital and they definitely don't want to have to lay out any additional money to do so.
Many options exist for health care procedures to enable people to elect to go home rather than stay the night, and often will simply not require any stay period.
You may have heard of Out Patient care, which is what this means, because it is used often today for small surgical operations except where a complication would require admittance.
We tend to think that the health insurance companies work with this idea simply to curb the amount for medical bills, however, if you've had an Out Patient surgery then you understand that it might cost just as much as typical procedure requiring overnight stay.
Whatever the justification for stopping people from staying over long times in the hospital, it is often wondered what this does to a person's total health care.
Those who head straight to their home after surgery, still feeling the effects of pain medicine, may not be the best judge for whether help is still necessary.
Basically, there are a couple of arguments about this idea.
First of all, if patients remained in treatment and were able to heal properly where they were under constant, competent care, they will remain as healthy as possible.
But it could be argued, and has been by many doctors, that patients heal more easily when they are in the comfort of their own home because they can sleep and relax easier knowing they are in familiar surroundings with others they care about.
This is where the idea that patient that do not have help at home could stay longer in the hospital under the care of a professional.
Overall it seems that the consensus is that sending patients home sooner after a minor procedure not only helps to save everyone money and keep costs down across the board but usually helps to jump-start the patient's recovery process.
And for those who don't like hospitals and doctors, there are no hard feelings when they are being pushed out the door and back home into their more comfortable bed.
After all, at least they can sleep there for free.
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