A sad day indeed. She was one of the reasons why I started this blog. Best of luck in the future, Dr. Sydney:
The phrase “declining reimbursement and rising overhead,” is repeated so often in medicine that it seems a cliche, but it’s also a reality. I’m spending longer hours at work and seeing more patients to support my office and my family. The 1-2 hours a day it takes to keep up the blog are no longer there. I don’t have any hope of that getting better in the foreseeable future. In fact, I anticipate that in the next 1-2 years, I’ll be adding even more office hours until I’ve reached the limits of my physical and mental capabilities.
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Damn you guys - wake up!! You ought to be at every meeting of the CMS: http://www.cms.hhs.gov
lobbying on this issue.
Hundreds of you can find time to stand with Frist in support of a failed malpractice bill but none of you are protesting at the meetings where they discuss setting rates? The one thing that most impacts your bottom line, your quality of life, etc?
Your lobbying efforts make no sense.
CJD
It’s sad but that’s reality. We all have a life to live. I always read and sometimes post comments at Medpundit. She’ll be sorely missed. It’s been nice reading you Dr. Sidney.
Nicely said Sidney.
And that’s (partly) why I’m out. New job starts June 1. Looking forward to the potential of upward, rather than downward, mobility.
Dr. Steve