Someone suggested I was being mean or making fun of patients in my previous post. Those of you who read this blog regularly (aside from needing serious psychiatric evaluation) are aware that I am quite sympathetic of my patients’ position in this relationship. Mine is a position of power, while they are coming to me [...]
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Top 10 lists are back! I forgot about this kind of post, and a reminder by a reader is bringing them back. They are really a fun and easy kind of post to write, so you may see a fair number of them (read: Rob is getting lazy). I thought I’d start back with some suggestions [...]
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Mad at your doc? Frustrated at being made to wait? Allow me to let you in on ten secret ways to really get under your doctor’s skin. These tried and true techniques are sure to bring down even the best meaning physician. Talk about your cousin who is also their patient, but don’t ever say [...]
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I read many rants on Medicare (and write some myself), but what about Medicaid? To those who don’t know, Medicaid is a health insurance plan funded by the federal government, administered by the individual states, aimed at people who are living in poverty. We accept Medicaid mainly for the kids. A significant proportion of Children [...]
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Reimbursement – At least in my field, it is nearly impossible to run a practice off of what it pays. Most physicians who are on Medicare offset its bad reimbursement with private insurance or procedures that are outside of Medicare. Prevention is discouraged – A person cannot come in if they are well. They have [...]
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