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[quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, the doctor is only in charge of their time, not the other 15 patients booked that morning -- 3 would be late (you can turn them away, absolutely, even though they are pissed about it), 3 will bring up new issues at the very end that need more time to rule out something like a heart attack or stroke, 2 will be people both on time who are only there for the exact problems that they booked, 1 will have done their research and want to run a powerpoint presentation (you can dismiss them from your practice, absolutely, but that's probably not fair, and they will start a thread on dcum, which is fine but might eventually give Jeff a hernia), 1 will be someone going deaf who didn't bring their hearing aids, 3 will be patients who have things to talk about that they don't mention until after the appointment is started but that you can compress time for and get it done, and 2 will be people that bring up other things that are non-urgent and can be dealt with by giving up some of your free time after work.

So don't shrug your shoulders, doc, and say "well, geez, it happens!" You know what to do. We all know the answer by now, and once you take that step, you can choose the patients you can best work with and book enough time for them, so that you know you can stay on time. You're happier, and your patients are happier.

It's the answer to most of the problems in the thread, and it's why it's happening all over in the US.[/quote]

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