Many in US get too much medical care: survey (get ready for Obamacare rationing)

Breitbart ^ | Sept. 26, 2011 | AFP

[Clairity]

Forty-two percent of US doctors believe that their patients are getting too much medical care, according to a survey published Monday which suggests fears of malpractice suits may be to blame.

A total of 28 percent said they felt they were treating their patients too aggressively, while 45 percent said one of every 10 patients they saw daily had issues that could have been dealt with by phone, by email or by a nurse.

Forty percent said they did not have enough time to spend with patients.

The results are based on a mail survey that was filled out by 627 doctors in the United States.

Fifty-two percent said they felt their patients were receiving just the right amount of care and six percent said their patients were receiving too little, said the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Some nurses aren’t very bright. But there are different levels of nurse.

Nurse “practitioners” can generally be trusted for minor illnesses and injuries, and to know when a physician needs to be called. A few US drugstore chains have opened mini-clinics in some of their retail locations, staffed with these practitioners.

Several health insurance companies also have call lines staffed with nurses. The few times I’ve tried them, they seemed to give sensible advice.

[raybbr]

I do think the point is that we are a nation of hypochondriacs and that when health care is "free" some folks just go to the doctor at the drop of a hat. Hey, it only costs $20 for a copay -- maybe the doctor will pay attention to you and treat you like you matter (there are a lot of lonely people in society).

These doctors could always tell these patients not to come around unless they are truly sick.

Oh, wait. Every time that patient comes in the dr gets paid. What a quandary.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

she doesn't drink diet coke, either

Is she a corpulent hog?

[Inspectorette]

“Dr.” Inspectorette’s diagnosis: She’s lonely and depressed. If she’s been widowed for a while, it might be time for her to find a nice male companion.

[Hoffer Rand]

She's been widowed almost 8 years and was widowed young, still in her late 40s. Has no intention of ever dating or getting involved again. Still wears her wedding ring. If anyone even suggests she might look for companionship, she bursts into tears and goes off the deep end. Of course, she's also LDS, and they believe in eternal marriage, so she thinks she's still married... So, I get to put up with the severe hypochondria.

[SaraJohnson]

Very rarely will any doctor handle an issue over the phone. Even if is a recurring problem/relapse of a chronic nature that they have treated before, they give you the medicine you immediately need, but require you to get an appointment and be seen in the office.

Think about the poor people who suffer with asthma in the scheme of socialized medicine shortages, with the EPA banning over the counter meds to treat an attack.

[SaraJohnson]

Given you are sixty and your economic value to the collective is waning, the socialits designed it so you won’t get health care. But Obammy did promise to give you a pain killer to use as you suffer and die.

[tdscpa]

And 67% of people think they are getting too much medical care. But their MDs. schedule their appointments.

I have three MDs. who tell me when to see them again. Two demand twice/year, one, three times, plus he demands I get a blood test before each appointment.