Don't be ridiculous. People here are not saying that simply because someone spends time with you, they can provide quality medical treatment. That's silly. We're saying that there are some N.P.'s who can provide a lot more time than a typical doctor who is hard-pressed to spend 7 minutes with each patient. And some N.P.'s are extremely qualified.
And, actually there are some doctors who are making big changes to the way they do business. Not sure if you read the NY Times at all, but there was a very interesting article on the cover of last Sunday's business section that was about this very issue, and how doctors are relying more on technology rather than an office staff in order to cut overhead in big ways and be able to spend quality time with their patients. These doctors are somewhat "mavericks" in the industry, and tired of running through dozens of patients each day without really knowing the nuts and bolts about them and why they ended up with their symptoms in the first place. It was an interesting article and I hope depicts the wave of the future. So, not necessarily do doctors have to shut down their practices if they don't see at least 4 patients in an hour. They just have to work smarter.
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Don't be ridiculous. People here are not saying that simply because someone spends time with you, they can provide quality medical treatment. That's silly. We're saying that there are some N.P.'s who can provide a lot more time than a typical doctor who is hard-pressed to spend 7 minutes with each patient. And some N.P.'s are extremely qualified.
And, actually there are some doctors who are making big changes to the way they do business. Not sure if you read the NY Times at all, but there was a very interesting article on the cover of last Sunday's business section that was about this very issue, and how doctors are relying more on technology rather than an office staff in order to cut overhead in big ways and be able to spend quality time with their patients. These doctors are somewhat "mavericks" in the industry, and tired of running through dozens of patients each day without really knowing the nuts and bolts about them and why they ended up with their symptoms in the first place. It was an interesting article and I hope depicts the wave of the future. So, not necessarily do doctors have to shut down their practices if they don't see at least 4 patients in an hour. They just have to work smarter.
June 12, 2009 - 3:02pmThis Comment
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