Ken,
I havent paid the clams to subscribe to newmatilda - hence cant comment
specifically.
Our practice is all outpatient and hence Private Health cover is largely
irrevelant.
I dont know a patients insurance status when I see them - hence strive
to ensure all are treated on their merits. I do bulk-bill a reasonable
% and hence am offering an efficient - out patient equivalent - service.
Still got me beat why a GP would accept a 3 month wait for their patient
to see a cardiologist - even in the "city" this occurs all the time -
perhaps its an obtuse attempt to prove Darwinian selection works - If
you survive long enough for your appointment ....
Duncan Guy
Cardiologist
www.specialistservices.com.au
Ken Harvey wrote:
Duncan Guy wrote:
Our model is that you come to one place and get sorted....
I liked the concept of being "sorted" efficiently in a private health
care context.
Which is why many people (including myself) take out private health
insurance!
However, there is some evidence that not all private health care is as
efficient as Duncan describes and there are also concerns about its
cost-effectiveness and equity.
I know these topics are a little off the track of gpcg_talk (although an
EHR is common) but I'd be interested if people have any comments on a
recent article I posted to "NewMatilda". See:
http://www.newmatilda.com.au/home/default.asp
Part 1 is appended below. Apologies for the length but academics tend to
be verbose!
Next Wednesday, Part 2 will be published (commenting in more detail on
the government's proposed sale of Medibank Private).
Cheers
Ken
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