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WINDERMERE, FLORIDA

Our vision is to be the region's leading health care provider and the health care workplace of choice. In addition, if a house staff physician treats you for a situation that arises when your own physician is not available, you will be billed directly by that physician. The charges will not appear on your hospital bill. You should submit any such bills to your insurance provider or make arrangements for payment directly with your physician. Insurance companies are familiar with this practice and should include the assisting surgeon or surgeons for payment, if it is an included benefit. These bills should be forwarded to your insurance provider. Certain hospital outpatient divisions, such as the Multi-Disciplinary and Oncology Care Centers, can be classified as “Hospital-Based Outpatient” departments by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). “Hospital-Based Outpatient” refers to the billing process for services rendered in a hospital outpatient department or location, and is a common practice for integrated health care systems where the hospital employs the support personnel involved in patient care, and physicians provide their services in a hospital-owned space. This clinical integration results in a more seamless coordination of your care across the clinics and hospital. If you have a question about this designation, please ask our registrar. The “Hospital-Based Outpatient” designation means that you will receive separate billing statements for services provided in the clinic: a hospital fee and a physician(s) professional service fee. A: Patients admitted to the hospital or seen in our outpatient departments have typically received separate billings for hospital staff and physician services. Following this same type of billing process ensures more appropriate payment for the care provided. We encourage patients to review their insurance benefits or contact their insurance provider to determine what their policy will pay and what out-of-pocket expenses they may incur. A pricing specialist is available to help you understand what your potential out of pocket costs will be for services at Meridian Health. Patients can call If you have the CPT code for your service, that will help us improve the accuracy of the charges. If the CPT code is not available, a complete description is needed to provide the charge for a specific service.    The Pricing Specialist will be able to provide basic information including an estimate of charges for specific CPT codes. We can also estimate the out-of-pocket expenses for patients who have insurance.   The estimate is not a guarantee of the amount you may owe the hospital.  Estimates are based on the information you provided. Please note it is your responsibility to obtain the necessary authorization for the procedure/test from your insurance company and that if you are denied due to no authorization you may be responsible for the entire bill. This website is for informational purposes only and not intended as medical advice or a substitute for a consultation with a professional health care provider. "Twice as many children as parents expressed concerns about family members oversharing personal information about them on Facebook and other social media without permission," researcher Sarita Schoenebeck said in a news release from the University of Michigan. 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Our dedicated physicians, nurses, support staff, and volunteers continually work to improve the health status of everyone Jersey Shore University Medical Center treats, and to fulfill our mission of providing professional excellence with personal concern. Who We Are  Our Mission The Mission of Meridian Health We provide the best health care experience. Jersey Shore Children’s Hospital, the first state-designated children’s hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties, was renamed the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in early 2006. The designation recognizes years of advanced pediatric clinical care services provided by Jersey Shore and a history-making donation from Kevork and Emily Hovnanian. We feel that access to information about your local hospital's quality is critical. The more information you have about a hospital's performance, the more informed you will be when making health care decisions. Hackensack Meridian Health provides service for patients who are in wheelchairs. Patients who require a stretcher should call Jersey Shore University Medical Center continually strives for clinical excellence and we are proud of our many awards and accolades that reflect the high quality of care we provide to our patients.