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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ADMISSION O F 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. T o 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. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h e f o l l o w i n g r e v i s e d s t a t e m e n t of policy a n d p r o c e d u r e a n d s c h e d u l e of c h a r g e s w e r e a p p r o v e d .

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.