What do we have going on here? Are these honest orthopedic consultation fees or are these orthopaedic kickbacks in the hundreds of millions of dollars being paid out by device and hardware manufacturers? Quote of the day by Buckeye Surgeon:
Oh my God, I chose the wrong specialty.
No you didn't. Don't you general surgeons have an in with the suture folks? You have to be able to offer more than just "There is a fracture. I need to fix it." Be proud you're a general surgeon who gets to take care of 28 year old uninsured crack addicts who show up at 3 am on your hospital call with acute appendicitis. At least they've already had their preoperative evaluation by the hospitalist.
That's what medicine is all about.
