tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post8864627710829234392..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Micropractices: A Normal Rockwell Thing?DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-9729346111240405992007-06-15T15:10:00.000-05:002007-06-15T15:10:00.000-05:00yeah who takes pt calls for her when the office is...yeah who takes pt calls for her when the office is closed? who takes overnight call? how do specialists communicate with her? i guess she doesn't round on inpatients. controlling hours is a lot easier with a new practice, especially if made up with relatively healthy young people. what happens in a few years?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-72263180455503722572007-06-15T09:19:00.000-05:002007-06-15T09:19:00.000-05:00tbtam-Yeah, the name is cute, but is medicine real...tbtam-<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the name is cute, but is medicine really a 4-day-a-week endeavor? I wonder...<BR/><BR/>Who will cover Dr. Savard's patient's when she takes time off? What cost to her will ensue? Why does she want to go to five-days if the four-day-a-week practice is so attractive?<BR/><BR/>Me thinks there's more to this than meets the eye...DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-56974162229709054302007-06-15T07:16:00.000-05:002007-06-15T07:16:00.000-05:00Micropractice - I love the name, and the practice ...Micropractice - I love the name, and the practice model. Harkens back to the days when a doc and his wife (usually nurse, receptionist, and bookeeper all rolled into one) could save the world (or at least their own little corner of it)and make a life.<BR/><BR/>A 10% cut in income to work 4 days a week? I'll take it...Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.com