Comments on: How the general surgeon shortage affects patients http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-general-surgeon-shortage-affects.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-general-surgeon-shortage-affects.html/comment-page-1#comment-89010 Anonymous Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-the-general-surgeon-shortage-affects-patients.html#comment-89010 Diabetes- Check<br/>Hypertension- Check<br/>COPD- Pulmonology<br/>CAD- Cardiology<br/>Discharge Paperwork- PA<br/><br/>Why do I consult the hospitalist service? That's right because the hospital pays for it as a service thats why. Diabetes- Check
Hypertension- Check
COPD- Pulmonology
CAD- Cardiology
Discharge Paperwork- PA

Why do I consult the hospitalist service? That’s right because the hospital pays for it as a service thats why.

]]> By: Slightly Disgruntled Hospitalist http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-general-surgeon-shortage-affects.html/comment-page-1#comment-89003 Slightly Disgruntled Hospitalist Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-the-general-surgeon-shortage-affects-patients.html#comment-89003 Yes, and until the specialists can take care of diabetes, hypertension, COPD, coronary artery disease AND all the discharge paperwork for their patients, they should appreciate the FPs, hospitalists and internists a little more. Otherwise, do it yourself and stop calling me to take care of all your post-op patients. Yes, and until the specialists can take care of diabetes, hypertension, COPD, coronary artery disease AND all the discharge paperwork for their patients, they should appreciate the FPs, hospitalists and internists a little more. Otherwise, do it yourself and stop calling me to take care of all your post-op patients.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-general-surgeon-shortage-affects.html/comment-page-1#comment-88995 Anonymous Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-the-general-surgeon-shortage-affects-patients.html#comment-88995 Until family physicians and ER docs can take care of their own complications they shouldn't complain about how much specialists make. Until family physicians and ER docs can take care of their own complications they shouldn’t complain about how much specialists make.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-general-surgeon-shortage-affects.html/comment-page-1#comment-88994 Anonymous Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-the-general-surgeon-shortage-affects-patients.html#comment-88994 Now Colonoscopies are complicated. Just so we are consistent next week we will have an article complaining about how much a proceduralist is paid for a 15 minute colonoscopy vs how unfair the payment is for a family physician to see a "compicated" patient for 15 min. Now Colonoscopies are complicated. Just so we are consistent next week we will have an article complaining about how much a proceduralist is paid for a 15 minute colonoscopy vs how unfair the payment is for a family physician to see a “compicated” patient for 15 min.

]]> By: Bongi http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/01/how-general-surgeon-shortage-affects.html/comment-page-1#comment-88993 Bongi Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/01/how-the-general-surgeon-shortage-affects-patients.html#comment-88993 this is also a problem in south africa. this is also a problem in south africa.

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