tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post6363240150806193257..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: Hospitalists and the economyRobert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-22310359549366272862008-12-01T13:12:00.000-06:002008-12-01T13:12:00.000-06:00The value that hospitalists bring is intangible, i...The value that hospitalists bring is intangible, indeed. As so to anonymous, I ask: what PCPs want to come back to the hospital? Most are glad to get the hospitalized patients off their backs--it is nearly impossible to see 25 clinic patients and do rounds on seriously ill hospitalized patients. Thinking that PCPs will come back and solve the problem of reimbursement smacks of magical thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-41983631337269122112008-12-01T10:40:00.000-06:002008-12-01T10:40:00.000-06:00Anon 1117:It is true with other specialties, as yo...Anon 1117:<BR/><BR/>It is true with other specialties, as you say, that their value is based on more than the RVU's they bring in. Internal medicine doctors are not getting paid for their true value, the specialty is imploding and health care is suffering the consequences.Robert W Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-44869245162911216932008-11-26T11:17:00.000-06:002008-11-26T11:17:00.000-06:00why is that different than any other practice? it...why is that different than any other practice? it would be no good if the internal medicine practices imploded as well?<BR/><BR/>i might make the case that if any one group had to implode, the hospitalist group might be the easiest one to deal with? certainly not trauma, anesthesia, neurosurgery, cardiology. in this day and age, i don't think radiology would be easy to go without as we have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-78336817956647129552008-11-26T00:23:00.000-06:002008-11-26T00:23:00.000-06:00If my hospitalist program had to exist only on bil...If my hospitalist program had to exist only on billing revenues, we would not ber able to see any uninsured patients.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that's possible if you have a town full of PCPs who don't want to come to the hospital?<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, who needs the hopsitalists, and who sees the uninsured pts who show up needing care?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com