Recent content by goprisko

This person thinks nothing is wrong with fire departments. I'm quite sure he finds them useful and acceptable. Yet there was a time, about 100 years ago, when private fire depts were the norm.. . . until it was discovered that many of them were setting fires, to have something to do, and to...

In New Caledonia, I suffered a severe coral cut on both sides of my left ankle. I sailed there on my ship, and was not a French citizen. So, I cleaned out the cut as well as I could, and immersed the ankle into hot epsom salt solution (as hot as I could stand) to kill the infection. That...

I am of the opinion that MDs, that's us can change this. Were we to shift to a model in which patients join our practices as members of non-profit medical assns, with a specified level of benefits commensurate with the membership subscribed for, and were we to shift the emphasis of primary...

There's a post in the fam med forum of a doc that has managed to get his monthly fee down to an average of 50$ a month, makes over $200k, and sees about 5-7 patients a day. I think a lot of patients don't want to see nurses for primary care and are willing to pay extra to avoid it. With a...

I am very interested in a practice model that eliminates insurance companies entirely. I want my wife's practice to be first in the food chain, not sitting last behind a bunch of greedy insurance rats. Frankly, I don't understand why MDs put up with this crap. So, I'm not interested in...

My point is.. . . As Said in the last sentence.. . . Which you, knucklehead, can't seem to get.. . . Because your up to your eyeballs in medical journals.. . . FYI, It is critical that you spend as much time with your kids between the ages of 18 mths and 6 yrs, as possible. FYI...

Corporations are not given W-2s. Individuals who are traditional employees get those. Individuals and Businesses who are paid under contract either get 1099s or nothing. If your corp is in good standing, and properly organized, which means it incorporated in a recognized jurisdiction...

How about Interfaith Brooklyn? Nata

How about Brooklyn? Nata

It is apparent that much disarray exists in OZ medical training. But..... Things in the US aren't rosy either. My wife applied to 86 programs last years match, got only one interview, which landed her in a categorical Internal Medicine Residency, AT A BANKRUPT HOSPITAL. To make...

I did some research regarding my situation as an internist. It seems that the Australian College of Physicians recognizes certification by the American College of Physicians. I also have had approaches from NZ based recruiters, mostly with placements in South Island. It's a very long way...

I'm a vet. Vietnam.. . . Volunteered.. .. . Knew from the onset that it was my duty to go where sent, when sent. It seems to me that some of you weren't aware of this sort of thing, or lived in denial regarding it. The thing I am discussing, is Uncle Sugar never gives anything...

Sounds like the perfect place to organize a direct primary care practice. I am speaking of independent of the hospital here. Outpatient only, including surgery. No insurance. Membership only, dues paid directly to the practice. INDY

Cabin Builder has done a marvelous job of describing the day to day functions of a FP in a rural setting. However, the largest group of primary care doctors are Internists, those whose specialty is Internal Medicine. I classify these people as physicians, and their board certification...

Hi, Thank you for the information regarding Oregon and the Carolinas. I actually have sailed extensively in the Carolinas, and liked Elizabeth City very much. I also discovered that NC has an extensive AHEC network and the eastern shore is considered medically under served. Can anyone...