Liz I charge for Rpt scripts etc. The point I was making is that if we charge for something that takes 2-3 min, then IT etc can also charge. If IT tell Dr which screw to tighten, why give that advice free, if we as Dr's charge for a script. For me to do a Rpt script if my Medical program is opn, is less than a minute from open file to clicking print.
A lot of threads here imply that software developers etc. charge so much etc. Cedric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Dodd Sent: Monday, 25 September 2006 8:20 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] 5 important things On Monday 25 September 2006 10:17, Cedric Meyerowitz wrote: > David you raise some interesting & valid points here. > > My input: If your data gets corrupted, or some goes missing, we don't > have the money to take HCN to court - they will claim that it is not > their software, but something else. Also they will deny that data > corruption occurs / goes missing. > > I still frequently see new partients that move to my area. Well > controlled Hypertension, yet previous GP's would not give repeats. > Why not - so patient has to come every month so GP can make money. > How many Dr's charge for Rpt scripts. Most I know of. Why? To make > more money. No, because if i do this service for nothing, the patient has no incentive to actually come and get proper checks. > Surely to > open patient file, click drug and print is so simple, yet we charge for it > ?? Absolutely. I need to make >$250 an hour to make a profit which is worth going to work for (as a business owner). so the 3 minute job of printing a script - ensuring it is appropriate, not too early, not too late, and that the person doesn't need review is $12.50. I'm selling myself short at $6. Thanks for making me work it out. > > Patient phone for new referral to see specialist. Most get told to > came & see GP so they can be charged (even if it is just a bulk-bill > item 3). A new referral can take me lots of time. as a moderate ability typist with a supply of envelopes and paper, more time is spent sorting out the why and wherefore. A (HIC) legal referral requires that I have put in thought concerning the necessity of the referral etc. $10 is obviously too cheap too. > So > we as Dr's also charge for things that is so easy as "just tighten this > screw and system will work" and there is no charge. > > Patient needs follow-up lipids. Click & print. Patient phones for > results. No, come & see me so I can tell you it is still normal. Why > ? Because GP's wants to make more money. Because I have an objection to doing unpaid work. Actually I will call people back about results but the receptionist can identify normal results from the computer listing and tell the customer that it is marked "Normal-no action" even though she can't even see exactly which test it is, nor any results themselves. > > Years ago the "source code" of Lanoxin was made available. Within > days there was a generic on the market. Within weeks it was removed > from the market as it weas discovered it doesn't work. It is now 20 > years later & nobody copied it. The only company who now makes a > generic is the original manufacturer. there were many brands of digoxin many years ago. It is of course a natural substance from the digitalis plant. It turned out that only Lanoxin had any effective ingredients and the rest were removed for being useless. > > Etc, etc, etc etc etc > > Cedric >_______________________________________________________________________ >____ >_ ______________________________________________ -- It's there as a sop to former Ada programmers. :-) -- Larry Wall regarding 10_000_000 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
