Comments on: "One doctor’s carrot may be another’s stick" http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers.html#comment-78341 Anonymous Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers-stick.html#comment-78341 "But keep in mind that Kevin gathers these posts from all over without comprehensive editorial comment by him--so consistency is not to be expected."<br/><br/>I'm referring to his commentary with respect to the posts. “But keep in mind that Kevin gathers these posts from all over without comprehensive editorial comment by him–so consistency is not to be expected.”

I’m referring to his commentary with respect to the posts.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers.html#comment-78339 Anonymous Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers-stick.html#comment-78339 Why doesn't this new doc simply open a new practice down the road from the retiring doc?<br/><br/>That way, the old doc can retire, create 3000 "orphans" and most of the patients will naturally find their way to the new practice. The new doc will get his bonuses and the patients will be served.<br/><br/>Am I the only one who has thought of this? Why doesn’t this new doc simply open a new practice down the road from the retiring doc?

That way, the old doc can retire, create 3000 “orphans” and most of the patients will naturally find their way to the new practice. The new doc will get his bonuses and the patients will be served.

Am I the only one who has thought of this?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers.html#comment-78333 Anonymous Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:17:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers-stick.html#comment-78333 Doctors are not ants bound by some metamind that is seeking collective consistency. They are a diverse group of people that includes more than a representative sampling of individualists who think for themselves. If doctors were even seeking a consistent theme, the membership of the AMA would be much stronger. Doctors are not ants bound by some metamind that is seeking collective consistency. They are a diverse group of people that includes more than a representative sampling of individualists who think for themselves. If doctors were even seeking a consistent theme, the membership of the AMA would be much stronger.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers.html#comment-78332 Anonymous Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers-stick.html#comment-78332 Your right that you can't have it both ways. But keep in mind that Kevin gathers these posts from all over without comprehensive editorial comment by him--so consistency is not to be expected. And he isn't the one posting the comments either. Your right that you can’t have it both ways. But keep in mind that Kevin gathers these posts from all over without comprehensive editorial comment by him–so consistency is not to be expected. And he isn’t the one posting the comments either.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers.html#comment-78314 Anonymous Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:52:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers-stick.html#comment-78314 Doctors need to get a consistent theme. Kevin's had posts extolling how selfless docs are and how the money isn't what motivates them, and even criticizing others who Kevin deems are motivated by money.<br/><br/>Yet every political issue involving physicians comes down to one thing: Getting them more money. <br/><br/>Can't have it both ways. Doctors need to get a consistent theme. Kevin’s had posts extolling how selfless docs are and how the money isn’t what motivates them, and even criticizing others who Kevin deems are motivated by money.

Yet every political issue involving physicians comes down to one thing: Getting them more money.

Can’t have it both ways.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers.html#comment-78313 Anonymous Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/one-doctors-carrot-may-be-anothers-stick.html#comment-78313 Start a new practice and collect 450,000 in extra payments when I have built up to 3000 patients, or forgo the 450,000 and buy somebody elses practice. Huummh. Let me think about this. . . .<br/><br/>Stupid socialists. Start a new practice and collect 450,000 in extra payments when I have built up to 3000 patients, or forgo the 450,000 and buy somebody elses practice. Huummh. Let me think about this. . . .

Stupid socialists.

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