Paul Sax: “The sad fact (for us ID doctors, at least) is that curbside consultations don’t fit into any reimbursement model for health care. And by the way, the ‘price’ for a curbside consult isn’t even $6 “” it’s $0.”
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Thanks for the information on curbside consults, Kevin. That’s a very good point.
We recently wrote an article on curbiside consulting at Brain Blogger. A “curbside consult” is when a doctor asks another for an unofficial consult, or when a a friend or stranger asks a doctor for his opinion. But where do you draw the line; is it right to give a complete stranger a diagnosis on a few symptoms?
We would like to read your comments on our article. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kelly
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