Employees up front make a big difference

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Front line personnel in private medical practices often take their cues from physicians where relations with patients are concerned. A doctor who is impatient and always in a hurry will more often than not have a receptionist who is the same way. Visiting a doctor is stressful enough; support personnel should not compound this stress. When hiring employees, physicians should value character traits - warmth, friendliness - over employment experience.

Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Human resource management, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Medical assistants

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Should physicians abide by a higher standard?

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Critics of self-referrals to facilities owned by physicians should consider the need for services performed before accusing doctors of conflict of interest. Physicians have a constitutional right to invest their money in these facilities. However, if a physician loses the patient's trust because of doubt concerning the motives behind self-referral, the physician-patient relationship will be damaged.

Ethical aspects, Medical referral

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Responsibilities remain even after managed care switch

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Managed care companies often hire physicians as consultants and medical directors to help advise the company on the efficient use and allocation of funds for health care services. Physicians in such positions should be advocates for patient health and should encourage physician providers to delivery quality health care while eliminating inefficient services.

HEALTH SERVICES, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Health Plan Administration, Management, Practice, Managed care plans (Medical care), Health insurance industry

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