Mr. Liam Woods:

The challenge in 2013 is to maintain that rate of collection with the insurers. The hospital liability accrues from the time of discharge; the hospital can issue a bill from its patient administration system connecting with its debtor system almost immediately because it is billing a daily per diem. That is when the debt arises. The time taken to fill the forms is a separate issue. The debt is related to the time of discharge in issuing a bill. The hospital invoice is not the form; it is only part of what goes into the form.