Comments on: Do Something!

By: defendUSA

defendUSA — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:23:58 +0000

Matt…

You are stating the obvious about docs being underpaid with O’care. And if a doc is willing to practice despite this, then I guess the damn government better ante up with more regs, hmm, because everything and anything will already be under scrutiny. O’care is an effing disaster.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:15:24 +0000

This is absolutely true. Of course, since 1) they don’t pay you; and 2) they have no way of differentiating you in terms of your skills; and 3) since you’re all paid pretty much the same regardless of skills, is it any wonder the public doesn’t value you since you don’t value yourselves?

If people wanted to be treated as royalty, have the physician spend umpteen hours with them, then they ought to be billed by the hour for that. Obviously law and medicine are different, but I’ve found my clients who pay by the hour are much less verbose and demanding of my time when it costs them. Flat fee clients feel free to call any time. (The trick is learning how to price appropriately)

And if Obamacare happens, you’re all looking at significant cuts in what you ARE paid.

By: ThorMD

ThorMD — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:48:17 +0000

I think the Jim Dwyer stuff is funny

By: TrueMD

TrueMD — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:51:54 +0000

If we can somehow convince the public, our “customers,” that our 12 post-secondary education years are infact a little more authoritative than their “satisfaction;” maybe, just maybe the gauge of how good a physician is would turn from rating their “satisfaction” to rating their “understanding.” However, in the case presented here, I doubt any “understanding” would have ever been reached, as the parents are obviously not looking to understand, but to be treated as royalty. Another fall-out of consumerism adapted to rating of healthcare providers. Performance indeed.

By: Chester T.

Chester T. — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:20:58 +0000

I think we can drop this thing with Jim Dwyer.

Also, did the parents think that maybe the child’s flashes were from her inadvertently looking at the SUN?