![]() When you consider the cost of running a medical practice (rent, staff salaries, equipment, etc.) along with the high cost of medical school, it’s no wonder that primary care physicians don’t see any other choice than to fit in as many patients as they can every day. That means that a private physician’s is largely dependent on the amount of patients he can see every day. For example, a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit leads to an average reimbursement of $111. The reimbursement a medical office makes from an office visit can vary depending on the insurance carrier, but it is usually between $70 – $150. The first is the model in which traditional primary care doctors get paid. There are a huge number of factors that have caused this current system of primary care, but there are two in particular that are especially important. The Reasons Primary Care Doctors See So Many Patients Instead, they are forced be reactive, focused on treating symptoms and illnesses as they come up. They don’t have the time to be proactive, helping their patients stay healthy. Meanwhile, seeing 30 patients a day in fifteen minute increments is not the reason that most physicians decided to go into medicine. Patients don’t feel like they have enough time to understand what is going on with their health, and they don’t really feel like their primary care doctor is their first and best resource in regards to their health. This is leading to some very serious problems on both sides of the doctor patient relationship. Deteriorating Doctor-Patient Relationships ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, primary care has been steadily moving towards an “assembly-line” like system, where physicians are focused on seeing as many patients throughout the day as possible. In fact, a report by Medscape, showed that around half of all physicians spend less than 16 minutes with each patient. But if they did, they might have been unpleasantly surprised by the amount of time – or lack thereof – that the doctors spend with them. Most patients probably don’t bring a timer with them when they visit their primary care doctors. ![]()
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