Why the battle against being called a provider is probably lost

I recently needed to transfer my patient to a larger medical center for some urgent care. As I sat there in my relatively small hospital working out where they would be best served, a famous academic medical center that was not too far away, came to mind. I placed a call to the facility’s bed facilitator, who took the patient’s details from me, and was told to await a callback from the medicine resident team on-call. I didn’t have to wait very long before I got the call. “Hello” “Hello, did you want to talk to us about a patient?” “Yes, I am the attending physician taking care of patient xxx, and I want to discuss a transfer over to you.” “Oh, sure, I’m the intern, can I just pass you over to my senior?” “OK.” Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Practice Management Primary Care Source Type: blogs