:23:01
...but there's no physician name
and billing number.
:23:03
Let me see.
:23:08
Yes, you see, it's been
printed out by computer.
:23:11
That's hospital policy.
:23:13
A certain number of these tests
are randomly ordered by computer...
:23:17
...as a quality check.
:23:18
We do the tests here,
they're sent out...
:23:20
...and done again by an outside lab.
:23:22
The computer ordered
this test on Greenly?
:23:25
Yeah, central computer.
:23:28
Why don't you just show me?
:23:30
-l can't.
-Why not?
:23:31
l'm not supposed to.
:23:33
lt's really important.
:23:36
Anyway, that information
isn't coded.
:23:38
lf it isn't coded,
l can't pull it out.
:23:41
l mean, who would want it?
:23:42
Well, let's say l wanted a list
of all the patients...
:23:46
...who had tissue-typing
in the last month.
:23:48
Same thing. Not coded.
:23:49
What do you do?
What good is all this equipment?
:23:52
l thought you recorded information.
:23:53
We do, but the truth is, we install
these computers to bill patients.
:23:58
We code patient name and number,
medical or surgical...
:24:01
...admission diagnosis,
therapy and discharge diagnosis.
:24:04
Okay, wait a minute.
:24:06
Can you give me a list
of all surgical patients...
:24:10
...with discharge diagnoses of coma?
:24:26
Okay, we have...
:24:28
...one general category
under ''coma'' ...
:24:31
...and nine subcategories
under ''brain syndromes.''
:24:34
Good.
:24:35
l want a list
of all surgical patients...
:24:38
...with general category
of coma in the past year.
:24:43
You're sure you want it?
:24:55
l had no idea.
:24:57
lt's a big hospital.
:24:59
Are you married or what?