Comments on: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/this-frustrated-doctor-wants-to-get.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/this-frustrated-doctor-wants-to-get.html#comment-59133 Anonymous Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/19986.html#comment-59133 First anyonmous sounds unhinged. But I do agree that there is no penalty to the doctor for ordering more. Capitated HMO's tried to limit utilization but the backlash was that patients felt that there concerns were being dismissed. First anyonmous sounds unhinged. But I do agree that there is no penalty to the doctor for ordering more. Capitated HMO’s tried to limit utilization but the backlash was that patients felt that there concerns were being dismissed.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/this-frustrated-doctor-wants-to-get.html#comment-59124 Anonymous Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/19986.html#comment-59124 So you don't practice defensive medicine? Or are you lucky enough to be in one of the few specialties not really being raped by the lawyers, ie psychiatry, or ID? So you don’t practice defensive medicine? Or are you lucky enough to be in one of the few specialties not really being raped by the lawyers, ie psychiatry, or ID?

]]> By: Fleahttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/this-frustrated-doctor-wants-to-get.html#comment-59121 Flea Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:03:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/19986.html#comment-59121 I sincerely hope this guy is kidding, but I fear he is not.<br/><br/>This flea has been sued twice, but I have not yet knuckled under. I don't know how many more suits it will take to bring me to my knees, but I don't hope to find out!<br/><br/>best,<br/><br/>Flea I sincerely hope this guy is kidding, but I fear he is not.

This flea has been sued twice, but I have not yet knuckled under. I don’t know how many more suits it will take to bring me to my knees, but I don’t hope to find out!

best,

Flea

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/02/this-frustrated-doctor-wants-to-get.html#comment-59116 Anonymous Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/02/19986.html#comment-59116 I sometimes wonder myself if I'm ordering some of these CYA tests to get back at and bankrupt the system that creates such grief in my life, treating not patients but lawyers. The problem is thatthere is really no penalty for over-testing, just under-testing. So I don't even think about it anymore, I just order any test I can think of to avoid getting sued. If it's in my head it's get ordered. And sometimes I think I'm ordering the tests in attempt to bankrupt the system, in order so it'll be fixed once the lawyers and our defense cause it to collapse completely. I sometimes wonder myself if I’m ordering some of these CYA tests to get back at and bankrupt the system that creates such grief in my life, treating not patients but lawyers. The problem is thatthere is really no penalty for over-testing, just under-testing. So I don’t even think about it anymore, I just order any test I can think of to avoid getting sued. If it’s in my head it’s get ordered. And sometimes I think I’m ordering the tests in attempt to bankrupt the system, in order so it’ll be fixed once the lawyers and our defense cause it to collapse completely.

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