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Recycles dryer sheets
I have already given notice to do 1/2 time July 1, 2015 and plan to fully ER at end of 2015. However, I have just had it with medicine. And from what I see around me I am not alone.
From the new regulations and requirements by the gov't including pqrs, electronic medical records, etc, etc, etc and the continually dropping reimbursement rates I have been aware the glory days of medicine are gone. Most physicians I know STRONGLY agree with this.
However, to add to the chaos and stress is the new element of higher deductibles. We have a record number of people in collections along with the nasty, threatening calls about our services because they now owe money.
I do not claim to be perfect or even the best (I'm a pretty humble guy honestly - no God complex here), but have consistently received approval ratings in the top 1% of all physicians in our system. Yet, inevitably you cannot please all the people all the time no matter how hard you try. And, it has become so predictable that when a complaint does arise, there is ALWAYS a patient balance. Coincidence? I don't think so.
Without question, medicine is under attack from the legal system and the federal gov't. But now patients seem to be adding to the disappointments of practicing medicine. It used to be 99% of people were great and appreciative. Now that number is dropping. Sadly, for me, the non-financial rewards which once inspired me and carried me through many, many years of school and training are mostly gone.
Excuse the tirade, but I think major issues are ahead for healthcare. I'd like to say I am unusual in my attitude and pessimism but it is all around me. And, yes, med school enrollment is strong...for now, but I think it is due to a poor economy sending more to grad school since there were few jobs.
So, if you like your doc, take a moment to say thanks and let he/she know you appreciate their resilience.
From the new regulations and requirements by the gov't including pqrs, electronic medical records, etc, etc, etc and the continually dropping reimbursement rates I have been aware the glory days of medicine are gone. Most physicians I know STRONGLY agree with this.
However, to add to the chaos and stress is the new element of higher deductibles. We have a record number of people in collections along with the nasty, threatening calls about our services because they now owe money.
I do not claim to be perfect or even the best (I'm a pretty humble guy honestly - no God complex here), but have consistently received approval ratings in the top 1% of all physicians in our system. Yet, inevitably you cannot please all the people all the time no matter how hard you try. And, it has become so predictable that when a complaint does arise, there is ALWAYS a patient balance. Coincidence? I don't think so.
Without question, medicine is under attack from the legal system and the federal gov't. But now patients seem to be adding to the disappointments of practicing medicine. It used to be 99% of people were great and appreciative. Now that number is dropping. Sadly, for me, the non-financial rewards which once inspired me and carried me through many, many years of school and training are mostly gone.
Excuse the tirade, but I think major issues are ahead for healthcare. I'd like to say I am unusual in my attitude and pessimism but it is all around me. And, yes, med school enrollment is strong...for now, but I think it is due to a poor economy sending more to grad school since there were few jobs.
So, if you like your doc, take a moment to say thanks and let he/she know you appreciate their resilience.