tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post4112185267167378951..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: More on Doctors vs. LawyersDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-59236111614903769442015-06-15T14:36:29.073-05:002015-06-15T14:36:29.073-05:00The anonymous post that their is no doctor shortag...The anonymous post that their is no doctor shortage is too simplistic a statement. We have too few primary care doctors. Keeping people out of the interventional suites is not regarded by insurers or the public as anything glamorous to do. Medical students who choose primary care have the same medical school costs as the ones who choose highly reimbursed subspecialties--they just take longer to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-86303171947178173742012-07-12T09:14:16.254-05:002012-07-12T09:14:16.254-05:00It seems like everyone here agrees things should b...It seems like everyone here agrees things should be changed--but how do we go about changing them is the question? Shouldn't we work on getting rid of he middle men (the hmos, the insurers) and just work on a single payer system where things are simpler, much less drowning in paperwork, etc. the PNHP organization ( physicians for a national healthcare plan) has the right approach an is Alicianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3767320566126816172010-04-06T16:36:22.066-05:002010-04-06T16:36:22.066-05:00i disagree, nothing should be worth more than savi...i disagree, nothing should be worth more than saving people's lives. in that perspective, a doctor's job is one of the best jobs u could have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3317098842192014612008-10-13T08:48:00.000-05:002008-10-13T08:48:00.000-05:00The legal profession is also more entrepreneurial....The legal profession is also more entrepreneurial. This can be good and it can be bad. <BR/><BR/>On the good side, some attorneys can find that one tort case that settles for millions resulting in more money than most GP's or even specialists will make in a life time.<BR/><BR/>On the bad side, this forces attorney to constantly market themselves in a do or die legal market.<BR/><BR/>In sum, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89149931123633953482008-09-18T17:17:00.000-05:002008-09-18T17:17:00.000-05:00Anonymous said........Would you like to conduct yo...Anonymous said........Would you like to conduct your work like an auto-mechanic?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Yeah, Anonymous, the auto mechanic charges $90 just to open the hood on my Ford and 'look at the problem.' For a physician the Medicare payment for an 15 minute office visit is only about $50.<BR/><BR/>Let's see mechanic school versus a physician's training of a College Degree (4 years), Medical SchoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-88234498061115936722008-09-12T23:50:00.000-05:002008-09-12T23:50:00.000-05:00Post and comments most interesting.Post and comments most interesting.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46892137733342588332008-09-12T21:17:00.000-05:002008-09-12T21:17:00.000-05:00BTW, there's no shortage of doctors, and more doct...BTW, there's no shortage of doctors, and more doctors = HIGHER healthcare costs, not lower.<BR/><BR/>Consider NYC. NYC has the highest concentration of docs per capita in the world. Yet they also have the highest healthcare costs per capita in the world. More doctors = patient scavenging, more procedures, etc. Healthcare does not operate like a free market so flooding the country with doctorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-44545339822294322162008-09-12T21:11:00.000-05:002008-09-12T21:11:00.000-05:00The answer to this discrepancy is simple: the pub...The answer to this discrepancy is simple: the public and the politicians consider healthcare a "right" or at the very least an extremely valuable commodity. They dont consider access to a lawyer to be that valuable.<BR/><BR/>Thats why you never hear a politician stump about how poor Ms Edwards cant find a lawyer to take her case. Because nobody cares if a lawyer wont take her case.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-80922735876205856022008-09-11T15:28:00.000-05:002008-09-11T15:28:00.000-05:00A great post, but you didn't explain how the nutty...A great post, but you didn't explain how the nutty fee for service pay schedule imposed on us by Medicare, with the acquiescence of nearly all managed care organizations and health insurers, is a product of Medicare's collaboration with the mysterious AMA-sponsored RUC (RBRVS Update Committee). See:<BR/>http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2008/07/can-we-fix-medicare-while-pretending.htmlRoy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78004066685149876602008-09-11T13:25:00.000-05:002008-09-11T13:25:00.000-05:00Question - how did doctors allow themselves to giv...Question - how did doctors allow themselves to give up their ability to independently bill? When did it happen? It wasn't always this way. Who among you thought it was a good idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-49588963159391434442008-09-11T13:05:00.000-05:002008-09-11T13:05:00.000-05:00And to further substantiate your doctor shortage, ...And to further substantiate your doctor shortage, medical students are leaving medicine left and right. I've started the MBA portion of my dual degree program, and venture capital is looking far more attractive.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong, I love medicine, I love surgery, I love being in the OR during a cardiothoracic case and seeing the human heart in front of me burst back to its beautiful Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336030508916063820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-6515462865607716712008-09-11T12:57:00.000-05:002008-09-11T12:57:00.000-05:00One of the major grievances I have with medical re...One of the major grievances I have with medical reimbursement is that there is no tie between results and compensation. The top earning doctors make top dollar by being brutally efficient with their patients, not by being good doctors.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336030508916063820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-21334021917150182632008-09-11T12:29:00.000-05:002008-09-11T12:29:00.000-05:00Desperate Mother, why don't the children just go t...Desperate Mother, why don't the children just go to Peru with their mother? If they desire, since they are US citizens, they can come back to the US as adults.Michael Rack, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365676269660178401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-36999531854308682008-09-11T11:37:00.000-05:002008-09-11T11:37:00.000-05:00Does this mean you're going to law school?Does this mean you're going to law school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46327784878930542472008-09-11T11:35:00.000-05:002008-09-11T11:35:00.000-05:00The shortage of doctors is artificially created by...The shortage of doctors is artificially created by restricting admission to medschools, and then limited slots available for residencies for different specialties.<BR/><BR/>There are other benefits of being a doctor, the respect and admiration from the general public, and you would never get the same from the public regarding our "more esteemed members of the legal profession." We all can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-51866564871381598122008-09-10T20:05:00.000-05:002008-09-10T20:05:00.000-05:00A desperate mother's call for help..... Three chil...A desperate mother's call for help.....<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Three children (5 year old girl, 7 year old boy, and an 8 year old girl) living in Connecticut are being separated from the only family they know, their mother Ysabel Contreras, who recently was advised that she will be deported to Peru due to the dysfunction and complexity of our immigration laws. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Ysabel Contreras came Desperate Mother's call for help...https://www.blogger.com/profile/01271843867710363480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77173949820971437032008-09-10T19:16:00.000-05:002008-09-10T19:16:00.000-05:00This is a wonderful post. I sure hope you will co...This is a wonderful post. I sure hope you will continue writing your blog for a long time to come. Take care.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-86085252586296547462008-09-10T19:02:00.000-05:002008-09-10T19:02:00.000-05:00The solution seems so obvious.The solution seems so obvious.#1 Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357845504444464397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-89128220034846630772008-09-10T18:48:00.000-05:002008-09-10T18:48:00.000-05:00Dear Dr. Fisher, I am so sorry to hear about this....Dear Dr. Fisher, <BR/>I am so sorry to hear about this. Please know you have the support of lots of your fellow medical professional bloggers who greatly respect and admire your work and your blog. Keep us posted and hang in there!<BR/>SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com