Comments on: Man purchases a clinic, too bad he wasn’t a doctor http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/man-purchases-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/man-purchases-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt.html#comment-79329 Anonymous Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:40:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/man-purchases-a-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt-a-doctor.html#comment-79329 Equating NPs with the equivalent of a chirofrauder? Do you set up straw men regularly oh hayseed or just in this case?<br/><br/>~Criminallopath~ Equating NPs with the equivalent of a chirofrauder? Do you set up straw men regularly oh hayseed or just in this case?

~Criminallopath~

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/man-purchases-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt.html#comment-79296 Anonymous Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:45:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/man-purchases-a-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt-a-doctor.html#comment-79296 If Crim had his way, this would be the way medicine is practiced. Caveat emptor. If Crim had his way, this would be the way medicine is practiced. Caveat emptor.

]]> By: Greg Phttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/man-purchases-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt.html#comment-79289 Greg P Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/man-purchases-a-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt-a-doctor.html#comment-79289 America is such a great country! America is such a great country!

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/man-purchases-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt.html#comment-79290 Anonymous Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/man-purchases-a-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt-a-doctor.html#comment-79290 There is more money in quackery than there is in legitimate medicine--one of the reasons being is that it takes less time to pretend to practice medicine than it does to actually practice it. So the quacks and pretenders--liscensed or not--see more patients and make more money.<br/><br/>After working as one of the "bad guys" in Medicaid admin for a while and being shocked at what I have seen, I ALWAYS start with a verification check on the liscensure boards web sites before seeing anyone--and that is just a start. One of the more common ploys of fakes is to use the name of an inactive doctor who has retired and moved, I also look on the internet for telltale signs like birthdate irregularities or evidence that the doctor retired and moved away and is residing elsewhere. Of course the best thing is a referral from the primary care guy. There is more money in quackery than there is in legitimate medicine–one of the reasons being is that it takes less time to pretend to practice medicine than it does to actually practice it. So the quacks and pretenders–liscensed or not–see more patients and make more money.

After working as one of the “bad guys” in Medicaid admin for a while and being shocked at what I have seen, I ALWAYS start with a verification check on the liscensure boards web sites before seeing anyone–and that is just a start. One of the more common ploys of fakes is to use the name of an inactive doctor who has retired and moved, I also look on the internet for telltale signs like birthdate irregularities or evidence that the doctor retired and moved away and is residing elsewhere. Of course the best thing is a referral from the primary care guy.

]]> By: MedFriendlyhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/man-purchases-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt.html#comment-79288 MedFriendly Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/man-purchases-a-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt-a-doctor.html#comment-79288 People like this make me sick. Fortunately, he was caught before he did too much harm. The people served at these walk in clinics tend to be the most vulnerable to this sort of thing because many are low SES and are not educated about how to verify that the doctorbeing seen is legitamte. There doesn't seem to be any realistic way to prevent this sort of thing, but vigalence by other can put a stop to it pretty quickly.<br/><br/>Dominic A. Carone, Ph.D. <br/>Founder and Webmaster of <a HREF="http://www.medfriendly.com" REL="nofollow">MedFriendly.com</a> and <a HREF="http://www.medfriendly.com/blog.html" REL="nofollow">The MedFriendly blog</a>. People like this make me sick. Fortunately, he was caught before he did too much harm. The people served at these walk in clinics tend to be the most vulnerable to this sort of thing because many are low SES and are not educated about how to verify that the doctorbeing seen is legitamte. There doesn’t seem to be any realistic way to prevent this sort of thing, but vigalence by other can put a stop to it pretty quickly.

Dominic A. Carone, Ph.D.
Founder and Webmaster of MedFriendly.com and The MedFriendly blog.

]]> By: The Independent Urologisthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/08/man-purchases-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt.html#comment-79279 The Independent Urologist Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:03:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/08/man-purchases-a-clinic-too-bad-he-wasnt-a-doctor.html#comment-79279 26 patients a day. Damn! I can't even drum up 26 patients in a day. 26 patients a day. Damn! I can’t even drum up 26 patients in a day.

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