tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6856712585071769579..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Concierge CardiologyDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-38434794179430225262010-03-20T19:54:00.336-05:002010-03-20T19:54:00.336-05:00Having worked in this geographic area, I can tell ...Having worked in this geographic area, I can tell you that $7500 would not be enough to compensate for the numerous calls and visits from some of their clientele.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-63340375171532059802010-03-20T07:08:20.547-05:002010-03-20T07:08:20.547-05:00Hmm; $7500 a year to be at someone's beck and ...Hmm; $7500 a year to be at someone's beck and call, 24/7/365 with no call coverage/vacation exceptions? Isn't that something like Eliot Spitzer's arrangement? Far more lucrative, though.<br /><br />What happens if you're on the phone with one Concierge customer (sorry; you're no longer talking about a "patient", if defined as someone who needs medical care instead of#1 Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357845504444464397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-10987622042026717312010-03-19T23:03:47.773-05:002010-03-19T23:03:47.773-05:00Is that a bad thing? As a patient I have no proble...Is that a bad thing? As a patient I have no problem with that. You guys deserve to make a living too, and it's not going to come from insurance, that's for sure.Danimalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-53808651801529011892010-03-19T18:03:25.058-05:002010-03-19T18:03:25.058-05:00Dr Wes, can you explain how this house vote and re...Dr Wes, can you explain how this house vote and recon is going to affect doctors? I note that in a MSNBC article they say they'll increase primary care reimbursments for MediCAl to that of Medicare in 2013,so are they leaving specialists, proceduralists out of this deal? where would the Primary refer the patient if specialits don't take the MediCAL? Would this reform have impact on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-28801209015543446092010-03-19T15:47:00.164-05:002010-03-19T15:47:00.164-05:00the cardiologists there don't go on vacation?
...the cardiologists there don't go on vacation?<br />what is this 24 hour access thing? don't they have 24 hour access already?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-5981070366676410052010-03-19T12:58:26.882-05:002010-03-19T12:58:26.882-05:00Beautiful. Who says specialists can't run a c...Beautiful. Who says specialists can't run a concierge practice.The Happy Hospitalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392872203166584371noreply@blogger.com