Your Child in the Hospital
Chapter 16: Medical and Financial Records
“What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.”
KEEPING TRACK OF MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL PAPERWORK can be a trial. For short hospital stays, it involves keeping track of procedures, medications, discharge information, and bills. For longer stays, it can sometimes become overwhelming. But, having easy access to medical reports and a system to organize bills helps save money and decrease stress. This chapter suggests a few simple ways to keep medical and financial records.
Table of Contents
All Guides- Introduction
- 1. Before You Go
- 2. The Emergency Room
- 3. Preparing Your Child
- 4. The Facilities
- 5. The Staff
- 6. Communicating with Doctors
- 7. Common Procedures
- 8. Surgery
- 9. Pain Management
- 10. Family and Friends. What to Say
- 11. Family and Friends. How to Help
- 12. Feelings and Behavior
- 13. Siblings
- 14. Long-Term Illness or Injury
- 15. School
- 16. Medical and Financial Records
- 17. Insurance
- 18. Sources of Financial Help
- 19. Looking Back
- My Hospital Journal
- Packing List
- Resources
- Contributors
- About the Author