and the institutions (hospitals or care homes) got extra money for every covid related death.
German here.
That's a fucking lie.
Besides, in the article, he clearly is talking about the handful of reported deaths since July. About 8/day. Yeah, that would really, really fill someone's pocket, right?
Eine Erhöhung der MGV ist – nach Abgleich der Entwicklung der tatsächlichen Leistungsmenge mit der vereinbarten
Steigerung der MGV – weiterhin möglich. Auf die Vergütungsvereinbarung hat sich die KBV mit dem GKVSpitzenverband geeinigt. Wichtig für die Abrechnung ist, dass der Arzt dazu die Ziffer 88240 an allen Tagen
dokumentiert, an denen er den Patienten wegen des begründeten klinischen Verdachts auf eine Infektion
oder wegen einer nachgewiesenen Infektion mit dem Coronavirus behandelt.
translated with deepl.com:
An increase in the MGV is still possible - after comparing the development of the actual output volume with the agreed
increase in the MGV is still possible. The KBV and the GKVSpitzenverband have reached an agreement on the remuneration. For billing purposes, it is important that the physician documents code 88240 for all days on which he or she
on all days on which he sees the patient because of a justified clinical suspicion of an infection or because of a proven infection.
or because of a proven infection with the coronavirus.
MGV is "morbiditätsbedingten Gesamtvergütung" or translated "morbidity-related total remuneration" which means the doctors can get more money if they treated a covid patient.
Seit 1. April 2021 wird nicht mehr der gesamte Fall gekennzeichnet, sondern der Arzt dokumentiert die Ziffer 88240 an allen Tagen, an denen er den Patienten wegen des begründeten klinischen Verdachts auf eine Infektion oder wegen einer nachgewiesenen Infektion mit dem Coronavirus behandelt.
Dann wird Folgendes vergütet:
alle Leistungen, die er an diesen Tagen für den Patienten durchführt
sowie
die in diesem Quartal abgerechnete Versicherten-, Grund- oder Konsiliarpauschale,
die Zusatzpauschale für Pneumologie (GOP 04530 und 13650) und
die Zusatzpauschale fachinternistische Behandlung (GOP 13250),
auch wenn sie nicht an diesen gekennzeichneten Tagen abgerechnet wurden.
which translates to (again using deepl.com for reproducability):
Beginning April 1, 2021, instead of marking the entire case, physicians will document code 88240 on all days they treat the patient for reasonable clinical suspicion of infection or for confirmed infection with coronavirus.
He is then reimbursed for the following:
All services he performs for the patient on those days.
as well as
the insured, basic or consiliary flat rate billed in that quarter,
the additional flat rate for pneumology (GOP 04530 and 13650) and
the additional flat rate for internal specialist treatment (GOP 13250),
even if they were not billed on these marked days.
IT LITERALLY SAYS ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE BY THE KBV (KASSENÄRZTLICHE BUNDESVEREINIGUNG -> National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians) THAT THE DOCTORS GET MORE MONEY AND SINCE APRIL 1ST 2021 NOT LONGER CASES WILL BE MARKED BUT DOCTORS TREATING THE PATIENT.
So yeah, if you trust in (((Reuters))) or (((Öffentlich Rechtliche))) fact checks, then you are right: Healthcare institutions no longer get more money for covid patients/deaths - because they changed the billing process.
German here.
That's a fucking lie.
Besides, in the article, he clearly is talking about the handful of reported deaths since July. About 8/day. Yeah, that would really, really fill someone's pocket, right?
nice disinformation, glowie.
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1136642.wie-die-pandemie-sich-auszahlt.html https://www.kbv.de/media/sp/Coronavirus_Sonderregelungen_Uebersicht.pdf
translated with deepl.com:
MGV is "morbiditätsbedingten Gesamtvergütung" or translated "morbidity-related total remuneration" which means the doctors can get more money if they treated a covid patient.
also see here: https://www.kbv.de/html/themen_53561.php
which translates to (again using deepl.com for reproducability):
IT LITERALLY SAYS ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE BY THE KBV (KASSENÄRZTLICHE BUNDESVEREINIGUNG -> National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians) THAT THE DOCTORS GET MORE MONEY AND SINCE APRIL 1ST 2021 NOT LONGER CASES WILL BE MARKED BUT DOCTORS TREATING THE PATIENT.
So yeah, if you trust in (((Reuters))) or (((Öffentlich Rechtliche))) fact checks, then you are right: Healthcare institutions no longer get more money for covid patients/deaths - because they changed the billing process.