Guest guest Posted March 22, 2000 Report Share Posted March 22, 2000 In a message dated 3/22/00 7:39:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, rayhuntermt writes: << Today, medicine is a volume business. " We might agree that this is terrible, but the fact is that the current payer (or non-payer) system has created a situation where a doctor has to see x number of patient per hour to break even. I >> Ray, I have to agree with you whole heartily. I work for a physican that schedules 35 patients in a 4 hour slot. 80% of those are told to return for follow up visits in a few weeks or months. While checking patients in and asking how they are doing they often say great I feel so much better. Then I ask why are you here to see the doc today? They reply I dont know he wanted me to come back in after 2 weeks. It is very disheartning. I am very disapointed in the medical field. I entered this career 7 yrs ago. What an eye opener it has been. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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