It is kind of sad that taking care of the whole patient and serving as a well trained comprehensive doctor is at the bottom of the desirability food chain of medicine. Hospitals and multi-specialty medical groups see primary care physicians as "lost leaders". We have become the "oil change" of medicine, so the big ticket "engine overhaul" can be captured by the high dollar procedures.
Monday, June 29, 2009
How To Survive In Primary Care And It's Not By Playing Doctor
________________________________
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)















1 Outbursts:
Yes, it absolutely can. Retainer medicine. Concierge medicine. Capitation at a price a doctor can actually function on. Call it what you want, but getting insurance out of the equation and the patient-physician relationship restored is the key!
Post a Comment
By Posting Here I Promise To Do Something Nice For Someone Today