[PCOM Alumni] Practitioner rates to each other?

Guest · 2008-03-07T23:40:00+0000

i do not believe we can offer a discount to doctors in return for referrals. this would be paying for patients and would not be legal/ethical, to my knowledge. this may be a question for an atty for verification. kb On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 2:03 AM, <KSVaughan2 wrote: > However if the doctors are referring patients to us, then a discount is > in order. > > > Karen > > Karen Vaughan, MSTOM > Licensed Acupuncturist > Registered Herbalist (AHG) > 253 Garfield Place > Brooklyn, NY 11215 > > (718) 622-6755 > > Co-Conspirator to Make the World A Better Place: Visit > http://www.heroicstories.com/ and join the conspiracy > See my Acupuncture and Herbalism website at: > http://www.byregion.net/profiles/ksvaughan2.html<http://ksvaughan2.byregion.net/\ > > * > *Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining: www.Ilovemountains.org<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/appvoi\ ces/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=14105 & t=iLoveMountainsMAIN.dwt> > * > ** > * " Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of > little love. " - Erich Fromm > In a message dated 3/6/2008 6:01:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > acukath writes: > > kim: > > great question, and one that i'm glad you asked, as i've been thinking > about this myself after recieving a generous discount from my > optometrist/patient and soon afterward having had a couple of practitioners > (LAcs) in my area asking me about recieving tx. > > my thoughts: i think the west. practitioners are accustomed to > discounting fees that they inflate for insurance purposes, so when they > offer a professional discount of say 20% it doesn't affect them financially > in the same way it does us, since we are cash based, with an lower fee > schedule to start. that being said, as LAcs commonly trade amoungst one > another, it seems to me that offering a prof disc in lieu of trading is > a generous professional courtesy. i have not been offered this by other > LAc's in my area to whom i've paid for tx; however, it feels like something > i would like and am willing to do for a fellow LAc. in need of tx. i like > the idea of an unspoken code that this is something we offer to one > another. it is quite a complement to have a fellow LAc choose us to recieve > tx and improves one's professional standing in her/his area. > > doctors are another matter, as they make a heck of a lot more $ than we > do, and can well afford our lower/reasonable cash-based fee structure. as i > said, they inflate their fees because they play the insur game, so 20% off > the top for them is not felt in the same way we would feel that pay cut. > > my 2 cents. i'm interested in others thoughts on this subject. > > kath > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:31 PM, K wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Aside from having your friend/collegues give you treatments, is there an > > industry standard where we treat each other in our field at a discounted > > rate? I'm asking because I recently visited my podiatrist for new orthodics, > > and he told me that while they usually cost a certain amount to the general > > public, he was giving me the " practitioners " price since I was not part of > > the healthcare industry. This got me thinking...what if I wanted to see an > > acupuncturist who was not a friend of mine - would they extend that kind of > > courtesy towards me? I realize that our fees are based on time and not on > > stuff we sell to the patients, but a slightly lowered rate to other > > practitioners sounded like a great idea (at least to me). I'd like to know > > what others think, and if there is a standard that I am not aware of it > > would be great to know about. > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > K > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get > > your " fix " . 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