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> The biggest issue is there’s no “product manager” for your care. Each specialist doctor has an incentive to do as little as possible as often as possible to a
by trynewideas 4y ago
> The biggest issue is there’s no “product manager” for your care. Each specialist doctor has an incentive to do as little as possible as often as possible to avoid having a death on their record, but to be able to bill. So the nurses usually are the most incentivized people to actually take care of you.
Man. Maybe this is a tangent, but remember primary care physicians? I can barely remember that as a concept. I waited so long to find a PCP taking patients at my last job that I quit before it happened.
Was that a role they ever filled? It kind of feels like it should be considering the title, but being a US citizen I've never experienced it.
- roxgib 4y agoHere in Australia to see a specialist your GP has to refer you. To us the idea of going straight to a specialist is odd, if you have a non-emergency medical issue of any kind you just see your GP. Not saying we don't have issues, but I honestly don't know have people manage their medical issues without a GP to coordinate.
- Spooky23 4y agoThey make like $250k. Specialists make like $500k and up. So the business model is for health networks to vacuum them up and then hire a bunch of nurse practitioners for $100k. Some of these guys get laid off and end up working in dermatology offices getting commissions on expensive creams.