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Old 12-21-2009, 11:31 AM
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Yada yada yada about the doctors money! the poor bastards start out wanting to do good and then after 12 yrs of school and residency, they get to pay an average of 250,000 a yr for malpractice insurance. The cost of running a decent office with capable staff isn't as easy as it would seem, as attested by any number of horror stories about dr visits. So much for playing golf on Wed morn! The insurance companies have standards by which the drs. must qualify to be included in the various plans. If not, the docs are culled from the program. Lax regulation of Drug companies and no tort reform
puts the cost of Medical care out of reach. I could go on....
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Old 12-21-2009, 12:14 PM
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Yada yada yada about the doctors money! the poor bastards start out wanting to do good and then after 12 yrs of school and residency, they get to pay an average of 250,000 a yr for malpractice insurance. The cost of running a decent office with capable staff isn't as easy as it would seem, as attested by any number of horror stories about dr visits. So much for playing golf on Wed morn! The insurance companies have standards by which the drs. must qualify to be included in the various plans. If not, the docs are culled from the program. Lax regulation of Drug companies and no tort reform
puts the cost of Medical care out of reach. I could go on....
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Malpractice insurance is not that high. Mine was only $28,000 this year. Also, I had to pay another $1200 so I can take the test to recertify for my specialty for the next 10 years.

The true cost of malpractice is not the premiums but cost of ordering tests to CYA.
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Old 12-21-2009, 12:36 PM
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Malpractice insurance is not that high. Mine was only $28,000 this year. Also, I had to pay another $1200 so I can take the test to recertify for my specialty for the next 10 years.

The true cost of malpractice is not the premiums but cost of ordering tests to CYA.
That's great for you! I wish I had a link for you,but I read that somewhere...and my neurologist confirmed it! what specialty do you practice?
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Old 12-21-2009, 01:13 PM
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That's great for you! I wish I had a link for you,but I read that somewhere...and my neurologist confirmed it! what specialty do you practice?

Interventional cardiology
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Old 12-21-2009, 01:16 PM
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Interventional cardiology
ER stuff?
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Interventional cardiology
docicu arch nemisis
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Old 12-21-2009, 05:27 PM
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docicu arch nemisis

Not sure what Docicu does. (I suspect he is a ICU specialist.) I try to get along with all docs as you never know when you may need them.


As for ER, I don't work in the ER directly but I sure get a lot of MIs from there that we take to the lab and open up the artery.
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Old 12-21-2009, 06:32 PM
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As for ER, I don't work in the ER directly but I sure get a lot of MIs from there that we take to the lab and open up the artery.
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Not sure what Docicu does. (I suspect he is a ICU specialist.) I try to get along with all docs as you never know when you may need them.


As for ER, I don't work in the ER directly but I sure get a lot of MIs from there that we take to the lab and open up the artery.
hes a good guy pm him im sure you have alot to talk about
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