@Njunge. I am not a PR monkey let alone being one for Hire. My views, sentiments aside, are just that and I wouldn't think any different even if I had a second lifetime. A society that thrives on blackmail is a sick society; if the action of the family is based on the premise that to avoid bad publicity, KQ will settle the bill over and beyond what the employees entitlemnst were, to me that is just blackmail. I have seen an employee of a far richer institution have to close the gap between his medical bills and the limits on his card. And at our many hospitals, there are so many more (many poorer, and some with their infants) patients detained due to pending bills- Is this one special because she worked for a big corporate?

If you believe in blackmail, like most Kenyans do then you are likely to comment the way most of the comments you want me to go by read. And another disclaimer is that my views are based on the way the story is presented in that newspaper article.

I believe, like chirascuro said, that if you dig deeper, you may find that the correspondent has a "more than arms-length" relationship with either the deceased.

I doubt it... if the airline refuses to pay the excess and the family insists that they cannot afford it, I see them holding onto the body for indeterminate periods, na kama ni mimi, I would tell them to keep it, after all mtu wetu ameshaenda.

I should have mentioned that they dont do that to kill the patient. Death just complicates matters unnecessarily.

For example, if your health cover was 500k, they will try to get it all or as much of it as possible with all sorts of medication, procedures etc but not anything illegal.

When they are doing that, you will be blowing kisses at them for all the care and attention they are giving you.

In this case, one of the hospital employees dropped the ball. He was to inform the next of kin in good time that the cover was running out so that they (the kin) can ship out their relative out of their premises if they see they can't manage payments. He did not or they did not. The bill accrued. The patient died.

Its all in a days work, but the bill will be settled, one way or another.

Ps

If you ever get admitted especially in a private facility, its handy to have a trustworthy and knowledgeable medic checking in on you regularly with an eye on the charts. At most he just might save your life and at least save some of your money for you while at it.

Its just an advice from a friendly insider wazuan that you can take or reject.

my goodness

I should have mentioned that they dont do that to kill the patient. Death just complicates matters unnecessarily.

For example, if your health cover was 500k, they will try to get it all or as much of it as possible with all sorts of medication, procedures etc but not anything illegal.

When they are doing that, you will be blowing kisses at them for all the care and attention they are giving you.

In this case, one of the hospital employees dropped the ball. He was to inform the next of kin in good time that the cover was running out so that they (the kin) can ship out their relative out of their premises if they see they can't manage payments. He did not or they did not. The bill accrued. The patient died.

Its all in a days work, but the bill will be settled, one way or another.

Ps

If you ever get admitted especially in a private facility, its handy to have a trustworthy and knowledgeable medic checking in on you regularly with an eye on the charts. At most he just might save your life and at least save some of your money for you while at it.

Its just an advice from a friendly insider wazuan that you can take or reject.[/quote


You are part of the few Kenyans who understand some important issues to do with private medical institutions. Bravo.

Also always ask for an itemised medical bill, even if your insurer is settling the bills and ask those buggers to tell you what any abbreviations used in the bill mean- at times you will be shocked. Many don't especially the many fools who carry MIP cards around and are happy to spend Kshs. 1000 to travel to a 'prestigious' hospital - add time spent on the casualty queue and pharmacy for drugs which cost a sixteenth of the consultation fee- when the minor ailment can be treated at the dispensary next to his house at kshs 400.