tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post2842679300327813456..comments2023-10-29T03:17:06.908-07:00Comments on Anonymous Doc: Anon MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132292623854780366noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-24457780575842526672012-06-15T12:49:54.673-07:002012-06-15T12:49:54.673-07:00Mr. Anon Doc weren't you just, in the previous...Mr. Anon Doc weren't you just, in the previous post, complaining about rich kids "gaming the system"?<br /><br />Wouldn't this be the same thing? Why not pay a group of people $2000 to sit and fill out your team's cap for the day? They all get up at 5 and walk out, you get to go have an early dinner and everyone is good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-30253243858471016252011-01-18T00:24:01.027-08:002011-01-18T00:24:01.027-08:00Anonymous - my insurance billing does work on a pe...Anonymous - my insurance billing does work on a per day basis. That's how it appears in my hospital bill. Spent X hours = X days, Charge is $$$ per X days =$$$$$. So you say it's a myth but I've been there and been charged like that, so either my insurance or my hospital is mythical.<br /><br />Yes you don't have to touch the fluids, but mild tolerance is expected. If you check Anon Doc's previous posts he mentions how it disturbs him even through gloves while doing exams.<br /><br />No, I'm not bitter towards the establishment or Anon. Doc in general. I don't know which one you were trying to point towards me being bitter about. However this post disgusted me. Not taking on 3 patients - there is a balance between avoiding all work since all of his patients could've been discharged, or avoiding swamping yourself. It's not an all or none thing, however having no patients that really need work is being lazy. He could've discharged one, than spent his remaining time doing all he can with the one new patient and the paperwork.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146962731903810868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-90321833251589349812011-01-17T17:23:04.610-08:002011-01-17T17:23:04.610-08:00@Brit - OK, let's deconstruct your post here.
...@Brit - OK, let's deconstruct your post here.<br /><br />1. Hospital bill - No. Billing does not work on a per day basis, this is a gigantic myth - at least in the USA. It costs the hospital a lot more money to keep a patient an extra day. It costs you, the patient, nothing. So the people pushing for discharges are hospital administration, not patients. And they push for discharges before 12pm because that's pretty much when the cutoff is for "next day".<br /><br />2. Bodily fluids are for surgeons, ER docs, and ob/gyns; maybe pediatricians too. I can treat patients without touching fluids.<br /><br />3. Work - Residents at many hospitals are usually overworked. If one team starts taking on all they can, they will be taken advantage of, and it quickly becomes a catch-22. To fix this requires an institution-wide policy change. But yes, I agree that Anon shouldn't be pulling this kind of crap.<br /><br />4. Caring - It's pretty clear to me that Anon cares for his patients, but he's burning out. I think you're starting to lean toward the ad hominem. Bitter much?<br /><br />5. Douchebag - can't argue with that one.<br /><br />Alright then, cheers. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-74472749526528554122011-01-17T13:58:34.726-08:002011-01-17T13:58:34.726-08:00So much for the noble motives of wanting to help o...So much for the noble motives of wanting to help others. Nope, let's all be lazy, I've helped all those I need to. <br /><br />Never mind that the patients want to go home, that they hate sitting in the hospital. Never mind that waiting until after 5 typically costs them an extra day on their hospital bill, which isn't cheap at all. <br /><br />You can't stand bodily fluids, you don't want to work, you don't seem to care for patients at all, why in the world are you trying to be a doctor? It sounds to me like you're just a douche bag who want the glory of signing MD after your name.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146962731903810868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-53576962854319943392011-01-17T13:24:51.017-08:002011-01-17T13:24:51.017-08:00I find it interesting that your previous post was ...I find it interesting that your previous post was regarding the ethics of paying someone to get into medical school. Great, you're the hero.<br /><br />Now this post is about an unethical way to get out of work earlier by passing off the work, and even worse, making patients and families wait to either go home OR get care! Really? Who's the hero now?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14529382306516076988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202241003290273966.post-52795106771777447982011-01-17T12:11:20.551-08:002011-01-17T12:11:20.551-08:00This is really interesting to me, its frustrating ...This is really interesting to me, its frustrating to see the manipulation of the system driven by personal motives. I am though still only in my didactic year of my physician assistant program so I am naive to how the system actually works considering I am in a classroom the majority of my days. I have a feeling it will be only more frustrating once I am out there experiencing it for myself.2OMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733019166791862945noreply@blogger.com