tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post5960883601503957250..comments2024-02-21T04:05:50.404-05:00Comments on The Beggar's Blog: Doctor's NotesBill Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16101525260347714309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post-10188318829780330072011-08-25T17:20:01.563-04:002011-08-25T17:20:01.563-04:00I think that's the way it ought to be, truthfu...I think that's the way it ought to be, truthfully, and I've known a number of doctors who feel similarly. There's something lost, in terms of continuity of care, when you can't admit your own patients and then see them in the course of their hospital stay. And from the hospitalist's standpoint, it's difficult being a "new" doctor when your patient already has a connection with someone else on an outpatient basis. Achieving anything like a meaningful doctor-patient relationship in a matter of days is very challenging. Now, the programs you mention, are these owned by the hospital which then employs the physician to handle the outpatient practice? That's pretty common, too, and it allows the doctor to establish relationships with patients while, at the same time, being under the umbrella of the hospital which covers operating expenses. Or are these true, stand alone, family practices?Bill Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101525260347714309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703847687174045960.post-27403599638914864472011-08-24T19:35:49.091-04:002011-08-24T19:35:49.091-04:00Hi Bill! Hope your rotations are going well. There...Hi Bill! Hope your rotations are going well. There are actually a lot of family medicine programs that do see their own patients in hospital. They're usually the ones associated with community hospitals. I'm on a great family med rotation right now that does that. It's really great. They even follow their own OB patients and deliver them. You really do get to do it all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188364310947763785noreply@blogger.com