Comments on: 1 doctor for 18,000 patients http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html/comment-page-1#comment-72625 Anonymous Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html#comment-72625 I'm pretty sure the military lets nurses do surgery too. Most military hospitals are run by nurses because doctors cant stand the military system and get out as soon as they can, wheras the nurses love it and stay 25 years and move up the ranks.<br/><br/>As a result, you got a nurse with 25 years of military experience but only 2 yeras of college dictating medical care to a doctor. I’m pretty sure the military lets nurses do surgery too. Most military hospitals are run by nurses because doctors cant stand the military system and get out as soon as they can, wheras the nurses love it and stay 25 years and move up the ranks.

As a result, you got a nurse with 25 years of military experience but only 2 yeras of college dictating medical care to a doctor.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html/comment-page-1#comment-72606 Anonymous Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html#comment-72606 well the green side unit i served in had 1 doctor for 2500 men. navy corpsman (field meds NOT just IDCs) are given a great deal of responsibility in terms of diagnosing and treatment. this meant you would get seen, but probably not by an MD.<br/><br/>mike well the green side unit i served in had 1 doctor for 2500 men. navy corpsman (field meds NOT just IDCs) are given a great deal of responsibility in terms of diagnosing and treatment. this meant you would get seen, but probably not by an MD.

mike

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html/comment-page-1#comment-72589 Anonymous Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html#comment-72589 No one takes Champus Prime around here. Pays close to Medicaid levels. We thought long and hard on this one since we are patriots but the reimbursements are embarassing. We do take Champus Standard though. No one takes Champus Prime around here. Pays close to Medicaid levels. We thought long and hard on this one since we are patriots but the reimbursements are embarassing. We do take Champus Standard though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html/comment-page-1#comment-72582 Anonymous Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html#comment-72582 Not all civilian docs, I swore off Champus years ago because it was too much hassle to deal with them. Not all civilian docs, I swore off Champus years ago because it was too much hassle to deal with them.

]]> By: jones http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html/comment-page-1#comment-72561 jones Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html#comment-72561 I was a military doc for 4 years. These numbers are a bit deceptive. Most of these patients are dependents/retirees and have the option of seeing civilian docs through Tricare/Champus. However, for reasons I could never understand, they have an indoctrination that THE BASE would take care of every need of theirs for life, including free tylenol and cheap cigarettes I was a military doc for 4 years. These numbers are a bit deceptive. Most of these patients are dependents/retirees and have the option of seeing civilian docs through Tricare/Champus. However, for reasons I could never understand, they have an indoctrination that THE BASE would take care of every need of theirs for life, including free tylenol and cheap cigarettes

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html/comment-page-1#comment-72559 Anonymous Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:33:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/03/1-doctor-for-18000-patients.html#comment-72559 I am a urologist at a major military facility and there are 3 of us for over 400,000 active duty and dependents in our area. I am a urologist at a major military facility and there are 3 of us for over 400,000 active duty and dependents in our area.

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