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Re: Legal system defining...long From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Mon Apr 23 08:41:37 2001 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: hope@oldwest.net: "virus alert - don't open attachments" Previous message: Robert J. Carpenter, Jr., M.D.: "Re: FRI Defining Immediately Available" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "Re: Legal system defining...long" Next in thread: Paul Prior MD: "The end of our specialty" Reply: Paul Prior MD: "The end of our specialty" Bob - rising premiums, energy costs, licensure fees, cme costs and DECREASING reimbursements = DUH! art At Sun, 22 Apr 2001, RModugno@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 4/22/01 1:07:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >DoctorJoe@aol.com writes: > >> True... >> >> In the "good old days", it was a matter of "If you build it, they will >> come." >> You put yourself through med school and internship and maybe residency, >> hung >> out a shingle, and you had business and respect and a comfy life (after >> being >> in virtual prison during school and training -- some places, remember, >> didn't >> allow you to be married, leave the hospital for days, etc, etc). So what >> was >> wrong with being "rich" later anyway -- you put in a hell of a lot of >> dues... >> Medicine was a PROFESSION and you were a PROFESSIONAL. >> >> NOW, however, there is competition for patients (no guaranteed money), lots >> of debt to pay off (more expensive schools, family to support DURING >> school, >> etc, etc), no respect (e.g. plaintiff's lawyer, no-pay patient, etc) -- all >> of which lead to POVERTY if you don't fight like hell as a BUSINESS to keep >> your head above water. So what happens? You become the "provider" and they >> become the "consumer" and THAT'S where we are now... >> >> Joe P. >> >So please, all you non- US docs - tell us your secrets and turn us from our >evil ways -does this mean I should resign from the country club and sell the >Porsche? > >Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG >Marietta, GA -- art fougner, md A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote. Next message: hope@oldwest.net: "virus alert - don't open attachments" Previous message: Robert J. Carpenter, Jr., M.D.: "Re: FRI Defining Immediately Available" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "Re: Legal system defining...long" Next in thread: Paul Prior MD: "The end of our specialty" Reply: Paul Prior MD: "The end of our specialty"

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