http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/how-increasing-payments-for-office.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/how-increasing-payments-for-office.html#comment-91351 Buckeye Surgeon Wed, 13 May 2009 15:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/how-increasing-payments-for-office-visits-can-help-specialists.html#comment-91351 I don't get it. If a patient doesn't need surgery, it shouldn't matter if you spend 5 minutes with him or thirty. How much a physician is remunerated for an office visit ought not to be the deciding factor whether or not an operation is recommended. It's either indicated or it isn't. I mean, we're professionals here right? I don’t get it. If a patient doesn’t need surgery, it shouldn’t matter if you spend 5 minutes with him or thirty. How much a physician is remunerated for an office visit ought not to be the deciding factor whether or not an operation is recommended. It’s either indicated or it isn’t. I mean, we’re professionals here right?

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/how-increasing-payments-for-office.html#comment-91350 vendorMD Wed, 13 May 2009 14:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/05/how-increasing-payments-for-office-visits-can-help-specialists.html#comment-91350 Better reimbursement for office visits will help doctors be able to spend more time with patients and increase compliance, patient satisfaction and quality of care. Similarly it can reduce cost just by having more time for counselling patients on preventive management of diseases. Better reimbursement for office visits will help doctors be able to spend more time with patients and increase compliance, patient satisfaction and quality of care. Similarly it can reduce cost just by having more time for counselling patients on preventive management of diseases.

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