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Second this! My gf used to do part-time work (before she started her residency) for a couple of doctors doing mostly data entry works (to eClinicalWorks and wha
by programmertote 7y ago
Second this! My gf used to do part-time work (before she started her residency) for a couple of doctors doing mostly data entry works (to eClinicalWorks and whatnot). She would always tell me how these doctors instructed her to add more diagnosis codes so that they can get paid more (esp. from medicaid/medicare patients).
My host family father is a doctor in the US. He said to me once something like, "Be prepared to be scammed by people whether it is a brain surgeon or a carpenter. Never ever trust the original price they quote on you and be critical of their output."
Have you seen how pharma reps treat doctors? I have. Hundreds of dollars worth of dinners/lunches (one of the dinners my gf and I were invited to, it served unlimited Wagyu beef for bbq; of course, we had to sign in before the dinner). I am disgusted by how cozy the relationship between pharma companies and docs are.
The more I talk to and observe doctors, pharma and healthcare industry in general, the more I lose respect to the parties involved (of course, there are a few respectable professionals, but they are a minority because of the sheer amount of money to be made in that industry).
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- thatfrenchguy 7y ago> Have you seen how pharma reps treat doctors? I have. Hundreds of dollars worth of dinners/lunches (one of the dinners my gf and I were invited to, it served unlimited Wagyu beef for bbq; of course, we had to sign in before the dinner). I am disgusted by how cozy the relationship between pharma companies and docs are. In France (and California), there's a website where you can see how much your doctor got from pharma.
- jcater 7y agoThat’s not California-specific: https://www.cms.gov/openpayments/ https://www.cms.gov/openpayments/
- pickle-wizard 7y agoI checked my doctors on that a few months back. I found out that one of my doctors received $200K for the last reporting year from the manufacturer of my medication. The medication is $600/month. Granted the medication does work for me and insurance picks up most of it, but it still seems like a massive conflict of interest. I honestly have half a mind to switch doctors.
- tejtm 7y agoAnother I hope gets an update is https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/ https://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/