Patients charge physicians for waiting --> and get paid!!

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Good points. In our quest for health care reform we need

empowered patients. It's like having an inquisitive medical

student at your side asking tough questions. Keeps us on

our toes. Yes, we shouldn't have antagonistic relationships

with patients, but let's face it most people are trapped in

medical mills. It is to our benefit for them to stand up

and say " It's ridiculous to wait 30-120 minutes for my

scheduled appointment. " If patients feel disrespected

and devalued when they finally get to the exam room

then we are not delivering health care.

If we call ourselves " patient-centered " and claim we are " ideal

medical practices " then we should ideally not make patients wait

at all (see video clip): http://tiny.cc/yp9kk

OR we should demonstrate that we value their time when we

do (rarely) make them wait. I give an inexpensive gift. It's not

about $. It's common courtesy.

It does not have to get to the point of being presented with a

$45/hr invoice (and I think that would never happen in an IMP bc pts

tend to love their IMP docs and we have solid relationship-driven

not production-driven practices) BUT would it not speed up

REAL health care reform if ALL Patients in medical mills

would demand to be paid for their waiting time? I think so.

Ideas?

~ Pamela

Pamela Wible, MD

3575 St. #220

Eugene, OR 97405

www.idealmedicalcare.org

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[Guest guest]

Good points. In our quest for health care reform we need

empowered patients. It's like having an inquisitive medical

student at your side asking tough questions. Keeps us on

our toes. Yes, we shouldn't have antagonistic relationships

with patients, but let's face it most people are trapped in

medical mills. It is to our benefit for them to stand up

and say " It's ridiculous to wait 30-120 minutes for my

scheduled appointment. " If patients feel disrespected

and devalued when they finally get to the exam room

then we are not delivering health care.

If we call ourselves " patient-centered " and claim we are " ideal

medical practices " then we should ideally not make patients wait

at all (see video clip): http://tiny.cc/yp9kk

OR we should demonstrate that we value their time when we

do (rarely) make them wait. I give an inexpensive gift. It's not

about $. It's common courtesy.

It does not have to get to the point of being presented with a

$45/hr invoice (and I think that would never happen in an IMP bc pts

tend to love their IMP docs and we have solid relationship-driven

not production-driven practices) BUT would it not speed up

REAL health care reform if ALL Patients in medical mills

would demand to be paid for their waiting time? I think so.

Ideas?

~ Pamela

Pamela Wible, MD

3575 St. #220

Eugene, OR 97405

www.idealmedicalcare.org

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> > > patient?

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