tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3565650501122889153..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: If Lawyers Billed Like DoctorsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-75622655343697223472009-11-02T07:40:39.292-06:002009-11-02T07:40:39.292-06:00Thanx for the laugh.
But, what if doctors billed ...Thanx for the laugh.<br /><br />But, what if doctors billed like lawyers? A 5K retainer from which charges of $325/hour are deducted until a new retainer is required? <br /><br />When India opens its first American-Law Law School and churns out thousands of Bar ready attorneys, then we will see such legislation as USPDA. Foreign attorneys will be so well paid in comparison to their peers back attilashrugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967678716845560326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-87648677564176161362009-11-02T07:29:50.271-06:002009-11-02T07:29:50.271-06:001.I still am waiting the first Law School in India...1.I still am waiting the first Law School in India to prepare young Indian attorneys to practice in the USA. Then, after a certain threshold of foreign-trained attorneys have increased the supply of lawyers, there will be a real chance to introduce sweeping changes to The Legal Care Industry. <br />2.If doctors billed like lawyers? How about $5000 retainer and $325/hour?attilashrugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967678716845560326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-36167750593895094192009-10-05T09:27:51.674-05:002009-10-05T09:27:51.674-05:00I hope I won't still be laughing when you zap ...I hope I won't still be laughing when you zap me tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-59957018373173976092009-10-05T09:21:36.167-05:002009-10-05T09:21:36.167-05:00David-
I am constantly amazed at what one can lea...David-<br /><br />I am constantly amazed at what one can learn from a blog. Thanks for educating me. <br /><br />I wonder if doctors will follow lawyers' lead? If Medicare didn't have the two-year restriction to dropping out of the system (placed there by whom?), I bet many more would have opted out from this craziness long ago.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-32770901729653810322009-10-05T07:43:22.374-05:002009-10-05T07:43:22.374-05:00DrWes -- Funny, but you may be interested to know ...DrWes -- Funny, but you may be interested to know that this system already exists in the legal world, largely for outside counsel to insurance companies (particularly those other than health insurance companies) -- complete with bill reviews by computer programs, etc. As some physicians are now doing, most lawyers have opted for private pay relationships with most clients. Some lawyers have Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691960521953922676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-16706065670813213812009-10-05T06:14:27.128-05:002009-10-05T06:14:27.128-05:00Surprise, surprise: Lawyers write the laws, doctor...Surprise, surprise: Lawyers write the laws, doctors don't!<br /><br />Keep raising these issues, Wes. People need to hear more from doctors on what it's really like to practice medicine under well-intentioned rules designed by those who will never need to play by them.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />EvanEvan Falchukhttp://www.seefirstblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-70056768313319893292009-10-05T00:17:26.245-05:002009-10-05T00:17:26.245-05:00This is freaking hilariousThis is freaking hilariousThe Happy Hospitalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392872203166584371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-74964697265489528082009-10-04T22:13:07.226-05:002009-10-04T22:13:07.226-05:00This cracked me up. Seeing this this way pointed ...This cracked me up. Seeing this this way pointed out even more vividly how ridiculous our system is.<br /><br />This kind of complex payment system for lawyers would't happen until "legal insurance" and government run "Legalcare" and "Legalcaid" become more widespread. I think the lawyers are smart enough not to take this kind of crap, unlike us docs...ShrinkingDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867808515747730556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-12537920759107402972009-10-04T16:51:55.450-05:002009-10-04T16:51:55.450-05:00Marco-
Thanks for your inquiry to the USPDA. Dec...Marco-<br /><br />Thanks for your inquiry to the USPDA. Decaf codes can be found under ICLD-10© codes 241.0, but only if caffeine levels fall below FDA guidelines for the term "decaffinated."<br /><br />Cheers.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23678493160963502642009-10-04T16:16:50.227-05:002009-10-04T16:16:50.227-05:00Don't forget different codes for decaf.
Marco...Don't forget different codes for decaf.<br /><br />MarcoMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930813831113945752noreply@blogger.com