Glad to see this. I’d like to see Americans of all stripes “opt out” of the government’s many bureaucratic networks. Maybe we could go back to a barter economy and live off the land until the madness around us implodes or gets butchered by ISIS.
Courageous.
Yeah, lots of my doctor friends retiring.
It’s not good out there, I get this doctor’s pain.
“—— government mandated electronic medical records that will be shared with “authorized users” who will have full access to patients’ private medical records.”
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Such as Healthport of Alpharetta,GA where my Massachusetts medical records were sent,much to my dismay.
Someone is getting very rich.
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ICD-10 and DSM-V are both nothing but extreme left-wing liberal nonsense.
And yet I am amazed at the change over the past few years -- premiums through the roof, deductibles are outrageous, and every medical procedure that is performed now comes with a big bill that I have to pay out of pocket. And scheduling appointments is harder, and the paperwork I receive is almost impossible to understand.
It's just a horrible state of affairs. Finest health care system in the world -- pretty much destroyed in about 5 years. Amazing.
My mom had been a registered nurse for 20 years in 1965. The doctors she worked with then saw through this BS, accurately foretelling the world today's doctor described in this letter to patients. The gutless wonders we have for Senators and Representatives refuse to see what is right in front of them. The slippery slope is real.
just had some minor surgery and have been amazed at how well I have been able to negotiate costs with my surgeon, anesthetist and the hospital.
I think they welcome a quick lower cash payment without having to go through the insurance payment BS.
I’m actually building good relationships with these people and have come out ahead of the game.
I’m thinking you will start seeing a lot more of this. Where there is resistance in the marketplace, new avenues are created.
I’m paying $400/mo for a policy with a $10k deductible. I haven’t even bothered to select a new primary care physician after getting bounced off my policy (twice) due to Obamacare implementation. I’d love to meet this doctor!
I’m a little confused because just about every medical practice operating in the US today uses some kind of third-party software application to do all of the insurance claims work, and that software would have been updated to do ICD-10 without the practitioner having to do any actual conversion. I suppose that the office personnel would have to learn new codes, but I would think that would also be a click down menu with shortcuts for procedures the office does on a regular basis.
That said, I certainly support this physician in his views on the state of health care and insurance. My own physician stopped taking Medicare patients a couple of years ago due to the same type of concerns.
Best of luck with the practice going forward.
This is great. Very pleased to see it and hope more go this route.