http://www.medrants.com/archives/2292 Contemplating medicine and the health care system Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.medrants.com/archives/2292/comment-page-1#comment-14050 free meds Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:57:03 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/03/03/the-er-is-full/#comment-14050 An alternative are the urgi-care's but for whatever reason people feel the best service and care is provided by the big white building on the hill... An alternative are the urgi-care’s but for whatever reason people feel the best service and care is provided by the big white building on the hill…

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/2292/comment-page-1#comment-13994 DB’s Medical Rants » The future of medicine Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:39:58 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/03/03/the-er-is-full/#comment-13994 [...] are careers. Our lack of sufficient high quality primary care leads to excess ER visits - The ER is full. Medicine really does take more time in 2005 than it took in 1975 (my int [...] [...] are careers. Our lack of sufficient high quality primary care leads to excess ER visits – The ER is full. Medicine really does take more time in 2005 than it took in 1975 (my int [...]

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/2292/comment-page-1#comment-13866 jb Sat, 05 Mar 2005 21:53:33 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/03/03/the-er-is-full/#comment-13866 If your ER is really overloaded with trivia so that real emergencies are not seen efficiently, send every patient through the required screening exam, then triage the non-emergencies to the "pay your deductible before you are further evaluated desk." Once it is determined that there is no urgent problem, EMTALA no longer applies, and it becomes an ordinary office visit. If your ER is really overloaded with trivia so that real emergencies are not seen efficiently, send every patient through the required screening exam, then triage the non-emergencies to the “pay your deductible before you are further evaluated desk.” Once it is determined that there is no urgent problem, EMTALA no longer applies, and it becomes an ordinary office visit.

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/2292/comment-page-1#comment-13837 Carsten Sat, 05 Mar 2005 04:10:51 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/03/03/the-er-is-full/#comment-13837 Good idea, but doesn't work... Insurance co-pays for ER visits are $35-$50 in my area, but people still come in for very silly reasons. Maybe because it is post-billed, and half of them have no intention of paying the bill anyways. Good idea, but doesn’t work… Insurance co-pays for ER visits are $35-$50 in my area, but people still come in for very silly reasons. Maybe because it is post-billed, and half of them have no intention of paying the bill anyways.

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/2292/comment-page-1#comment-13811 DJB Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:36:22 +0000 http://medrants.com/archives/2005/03/03/the-er-is-full/#comment-13811 CO-PAY! At my hospital a $10 walk through the doors fee would cut our pt. load in half. no more "I have a hang nail so I came to the ER". Force people to prioritize. As of now the only cost-benifit consideration is time spent in the waiting room. Like you said, let the market work it out. CO-PAY! At my hospital a $10 walk through the doors fee would cut our pt. load in half. no more “I have a hang nail so I came to the ER”. Force people to prioritize. As of now the only cost-benifit consideration is time spent in the waiting room. Like you said, let the market work it out.

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