Comments on: Referral patterns http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/referral-patterns.html medical blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:25:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Manalive http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/referral-patterns.html/comment-page-1#comment-87165 Manalive Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/referral-patterns.html#comment-87165 In the old days I developed a good working relationship with specialists. When I needed a patient seen quickly, I could call the specilist for a favor and he would know that more referrals would come.<br/>Now that the profit margin is so small (due to the de facto price controls), no specialist around here is eager for referrals. <br/>Even my most urgent cases must wait for specialty care. In the old days I developed a good working relationship with specialists. When I needed a patient seen quickly, I could call the specilist for a favor and he would know that more referrals would come.
Now that the profit margin is so small (due to the de facto price controls), no specialist around here is eager for referrals.
Even my most urgent cases must wait for specialty care.

]]> By: The Happy Hospitalist http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/referral-patterns.html/comment-page-1#comment-87151 The Happy Hospitalist Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/referral-patterns.html#comment-87151 I just wrote a blog entry today about that. If you are an ass, you wont get a call from me.<br/><br/>><a HREF="http://thehappyhospitalist.blogspot.com/2008/08/quit-being-ass.html" REL="nofollow">Quit Being An Ass</a> I just wrote a blog entry today about that. If you are an ass, you wont get a call from me.

>Quit Being An Ass

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