Bill L wrote: "then there's the cost of testing, and testing
EQUIPMENT. .. if the test isn't done, the patient can SUE! see above
paragraph!.."
The current issue of Consumer Reports deals with both patient and doctor
complaints about each other. One of the doctors' biggest complaints?
Patients who *insist* on having certain specific tests performed, even
though the doctor does not see it as either necessary or helpful. The
result? Higher costs.
--Other patient complaints: "kept me waiting for 30 minutes or
longer", "could not schedule an appointment within a week", "spent too
little time with me", "didn't get me tests results promptly", "didn't
respond to my phone calls promptly".
--Other doctor complaints: "don't follow their prescribed
treatment", "wait too long before making an appointment", "request
unnecessary prescriptions".
Notice how many of these relate to costs.
Buster
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