Are You A Physician Or A Secretary?

I'm no economist.  In fact I have never taken any business or accounting classes in my life.  But it doesn't take a formal education to get this.  We are speeding down the wrong path.The call at three in the morning woke me from a deep sleep.  I fumbled and strained to hear the whispered voice of the apologetic nurse.  Apparently Mrs. Thompson had scraped her arm against the wheel chair, and suffered a minor abrasion.  No harm, no foul.  Except that ever since the state had come in  and eviscerated the nursing home protocols, extra precautions were being taken.  Some things just won't be left till the morning anymore.My early trip to the hospital was no better.  My personal assistant called to say that I had to re do the form to get one of my patients a walker.  Although I had signed it by hand, we had typed in the date.  Apparently the medical equipment company required that the date also be written in ink.  It sounds minor, but I had to find a fax machine, wait for the fax to arrive, write in the date, and fax back.  All, of course, needed to be done immediately.Luckily my hospitalized patient was getting better.  And since it was neither an admission nor discharge day, I just might escape without wasting too much time on paperwork.  As I was putting on my coat, the head nurse stopped me in my tracks. "I just need to notify you that your patient claims she is missing fifty dollars, and can you s...
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