tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889986006783300070.post8416949009939997575..comments2023-10-19T05:40:40.156-07:00Comments on The Theory of Mediocrity: Medicine on the Decline StoryPT Bohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101195261695989996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889986006783300070.post-59255157877044302752013-04-26T09:18:52.962-07:002013-04-26T09:18:52.962-07:00Just FYI, CW and PT, my experiences are entirely d...Just FYI, CW and PT, my experiences are entirely different. My main doc (internist) and I communicate between semi-annual visits via a secure portal w/ Q&A. Had him refer me to a neurologist. Went yesterday for nerve testing in my legs, then met with the neurologist who accessed anything germane from my internist along with an MRI from an outside lab from 7 months ago, performed retests of the leg nerves along with spinal. Walked out 2 hours later with diagnosis, prognosis, and exercise prescription, fully expecting steady improvement. Got blood drawn upstairs just to check and dot i's and cross t's, and paid %50 copay. Seamless. Incredible competence. Both spend whatever time I need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889986006783300070.post-10918948639905717332013-04-25T14:15:58.387-07:002013-04-25T14:15:58.387-07:00I am hearing these types of stories from just abou...I am hearing these types of stories from just about everyone I talk to. If you live long enough you will have some medical issues and everyone seems to have their horror story. It is concerning.PT Bohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101195261695989996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889986006783300070.post-59041204370122106842013-04-25T11:34:58.620-07:002013-04-25T11:34:58.620-07:00Great post, Patrick (both of them), and you are no...Great post, Patrick (both of them), and you are not alone in your anger. Just recently I had an experience that fits well with the theme of this post. To make a long story short, I spent 2 ½ hours in urgent care, out of which time I saw a doctor for perhaps all of 5 minutes. I think the bill was about $275, including $100 for an x-ray that I didn’t really need and shouldn’t have consented to. I had to pay that out of pocket because our deductible is $3,000. I wasn’t given any clear diagnosis and the problem still comes and goes. <br /><br />As an engineer, you know that if you were presented with a problem, your job was to figure it out. Same for me as a bank analyst. We’d be fired if we continually shrugged our shoulders and said, “I don’t know. Try this or that.” But doctors today take the attitude that if they don’t immediately recognize what’s wrong with you, they aren’t going to invest even one additional minute to figure it out. It’s rare that they say, “Let me go check this out,” or “Let me go discuss with a colleague.”<br /><br />Our system has been ruined. One of the reasons doctors don’t invest the time is because they don’t have to in order to get paid. There’s no competition because they’re pretty much all the same. <br />CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093393578438689105noreply@blogger.com