Comments on: Being on call http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/being-on-call.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/being-on-call.html#comment-78947 Anonymous Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/being-on-call.html#comment-78947 Docs are so hesistant to ask "problem patients" to leave their practice.<br/><br/>The easiest way I know of is to have an after hours fee - if you call me, you get an after hours bill. Exceptions can be made if the call is a logical question (new parent panicking, new symptom, or anything the on call system is for).<br/><br/>I can't tell you how many call I get (and I am not unique) between midnight and 3 AM wanting to know how "my relative in the ICU is doing."<br/><br/>I'm the on call guy at night - I don't see your relative unless he tries to die. <br/><br/>What happened to manners, or common sense? There ought to be an "idiot tax" for these kinds of calls. Docs are so hesistant to ask “problem patients” to leave their practice.

The easiest way I know of is to have an after hours fee – if you call me, you get an after hours bill. Exceptions can be made if the call is a logical question (new parent panicking, new symptom, or anything the on call system is for).

I can’t tell you how many call I get (and I am not unique) between midnight and 3 AM wanting to know how “my relative in the ICU is doing.”

I’m the on call guy at night – I don’t see your relative unless he tries to die.

What happened to manners, or common sense? There ought to be an “idiot tax” for these kinds of calls.

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