Why do hospitals have pre-admission?

Why do hospitals have pre-admission?

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Pre-admission is a process designed to make the hospital care provided to you efficient, move as rapidly as possible and keep you in the hospital for as few days as your condition requires. To that end, we may do X-rays, blood tests, and other diagnostic tests ordered by your physicians in advance. We try to get all the paperwork done - all the authorizations, all the consent forms - and get the financial issues all done before you actually come to the hospital to have your medical care needs met.