Posted by Abby on July 1, 2000, at 18:55:34
In reply to Re: Pdoc dropping insurance and pts., posted by danf on July 1, 2000, at 17:52:00
I don't want to get into a flame war. I probably should have posted under a different subject heading, because now I'm going to try to be fair and balanced. I'll only say a few things. A lot of doctors lie on forms if they think their patient won't get adequate treatment otherwise. I doubt that this is the problem here. So that makles me nervous about him.
The appropriateness of saying stuff about his family is hard to evaliuate without knowing the context. If it's just friendly chit chat about the amusement park before a meeting, then I think it's okay. The fact that you're just seeing him for meds changes things somewhat---more like the relationship with other doctors.I think a limited amount of description from a psychiatrist's life can be all right and helpful. If it's targeted to a particular issue. Say a walk in a park where she watched two children interacting or something like that.
It isn't unethical to want to be paid a certain amount. My question is how much notice did he give you. Doing it all of a sudden seems unprofessional.
I wouldn't stay unless you feel that his medication knowledge was so superb that it was worth the extra money. He wants you to pay a $50 copay above what your insurance reimburses? $125/15 minutes comes out to about $400/hour, since a psychiatrist's hour is 50 minutes (unlike a baker's dozen in that you get less not more). That's a bit steep. Is this guy really worth it?---Abby
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