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Re: Going into medicine From: D. Ashley Hill (dahmd@cfl.rr.com) Fri Jan 28 17:19:23 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Henry Gregor: "Re: Going into medicine" Previous message: Henry Gregor: "Billing issue" In reply to: Henry Gregor: "Re: Going into medicine" Next in thread: Henry Gregor: "Re: Going into medicine" Reply: Henry Gregor: "Re: Going into medicine" Hank- I recall a study a few years back where patients noted they did not really care who did the delivery, as long as they could choose the doctor who did the prenatal care. We have seen similar (although not quantified) results in our 8-partner practice. We have a modified hospitalist practice style and sometimes you meet a patient for the first time when they arrive in labor. Interestingly, patients almost never seem to care, and comment that "I thought I would be mad that I had not met you, but I'm so excited to be here I don't care who does the delivery." I'm not sure that's good or bad for us, but it may ease your mind when contemplating a hospitalist system. Ashley At Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Henry Gregor wrote: > >"...not enough sleep..." Got me thinking. After three thousand plus deliveries, guesstimating five hours lost sleep per delivery (what with the antenatal evening/early am phone calls as well as the deliveries that occurred at night), that's certainly reason to feel a little slack. Perhaps a "hospitalist" in-house delivery providor system might be something for the future. 'course it would come with a cost in terms of the interpersonal relationships that account for so much of the psychic rewards of the specialty. -- D. Ashley Hill, MD Associate Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency and Loch Haven Ob/Gyn Group Orlando, Florida Next message: Henry Gregor: "Re: Going into medicine" Previous message: Henry Gregor: "Billing issue" In reply to: Henry Gregor: "Re: Going into medicine" Next in thread: Henry Gregor: "Re: Going into medicine" Reply: Henry Gregor: "Re: Going into medicine"

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