tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post8754331291971655991..comments2023-08-15T09:39:41.235-05:00Comments on Sutured for a Living: The Right Thingrlbateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-60677232799155541882008-08-07T11:41:00.000-05:002008-08-07T11:41:00.000-05:00DrB, not worried about that as I documented that s...DrB, not worried about that as I documented that she was clearly given the choice. She has to meet PS3 and will always be welcome back if she doen't connect with them. She has the choice of paying more out-of-pocket if that means she gets the surgeon of her choice.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-36514041996984411562008-08-07T11:38:00.000-05:002008-08-07T11:38:00.000-05:00Not that I know Dr PS3, and maybe I am thinking wi...Not that I know Dr PS3, and maybe I am thinking with the NYC mentality (trust me, I would have done the same thing as you in the end, by the way--going through it all for the patient just to get her in to see someone you trust and that will accommodate her), but there is a little part of me that cannot help but be anxious. If there is any complication, that patient will come after you and say that you referred her to that Dr. <BR/><BR/>(sorry to put a damper on things.)DrBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957078718446547740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-79938586316702855412008-08-06T13:31:00.000-05:002008-08-06T13:31:00.000-05:00No apology necessay, Purplesque. I too wish we di...No apology necessay, Purplesque. I too wish we didn't need to go through all this.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-58156981206524168622008-08-06T13:08:00.000-05:002008-08-06T13:08:00.000-05:00Its wonderful that you made that much effort for t...Its wonderful that you made that much effort for this patient. I wish it wasn't this way, though..that I didn't have to fight with third party payers for every extra day in the hospital, every extra dose of meds my patients need. That we could just practise medicine in peace.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, crummy work day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-82021066822838973612008-08-06T09:54:00.000-05:002008-08-06T09:54:00.000-05:00I want to say thank you just for being the kind of...I want to say thank you just for being the kind of doctor who cares about her patient, cares enough to go an extra mile. I know insurance companies make it particularly difficult for medical folks these days and even know a couple of docs who have gotten out because of it. That's sad and hurts my heart. It's kind of like that joke that's been going around about Noah - if it were today he were trying to build an Ark he couldn't do it for all the paperwork required. Bless you for doing the right thing. Blessings, marleneStitchinByTheLakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.com