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Re: vbac on demand From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com) Wed May 14 12:38:31 2008 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: GIN11153@aol.com: "Are there programs just for electronic prescribing?" Previous message: Charles Bloom: "Re: vbac on demand" In reply to: Charles Bloom: "Re: vbac on demand" Next in thread: art fougner, md: "Re: vbac on demand" As Lynn said, we all must accept some type of responsibility for the unattached/ER/walk in/drop in patients. Charles eloquently pointed out some of the issues with them. They are not inherently bad patients or people, or necessarily lawsuit happy, of course, but they are people with whom we have no prior relationship, and they may be as unhappy with their circumstances as we sometimes are. I would guess that they wish they had doctors, weren't out of town, didn't have insurance, or, in my area, were likely illegal immigrants who can't/won't access the system. Who knows? I think that most of us would accept a role as being physicians for these patients if there could somehow be some adjustment to the model, i.e. a common sense approach that says "The doctors are going to take care of these people fairly and equally, and the hospitals and government are going to be reasonable in how it all works." Thus, for the example cited, Verner needs some type of reasonable compensation for his time and effort and perhaps some type of indemnification. Even if those exist, the aggravation and trouble he must face are but two of the reasons why people are dropping Ob. We could go on for days on this. . . Garry > >Anyway, many have quit playing the game and retired. And it seems as if >fewer are choosing to play. > >I can't think of any other profession or job, where people can come off the >street and demand services for free, sue if they are not staisfied, and >where the person performing the service can be fined by the government, lose >the right to continue working or even go to jail if they refuse to provide >the service. > >Charles > > _____ > >From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of >DoctorJoe@aol.com >Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:09 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L >Subject: Re: vbac on demand > >In a message dated 5/14/08 6:37:11 AM, cdsb@bellsouth.net writes: > >We are all in a quagmire my friends. There are many no-win situations in >obstetrics. > >"A strange game. The only winning move is not to play." -- Joshua > >Joe P. > >To be or not to be. That is the question. >The answer? Chuck Norris. > >(http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) > -- Garry E. Siegel, M.D. Private Practice Roswell, GA Next message: GIN11153@aol.com: "Are there programs just for electronic prescribing?" Previous message: Charles Bloom: "Re: vbac on demand" In reply to: Charles Bloom: "Re: vbac on demand" Next in thread: art fougner, md: "Re: vbac on demand"

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