[NPInfo] Retail Clinics/Physicians andNursePractitioners/Physician Assistants

[David Mittman]

Dena: Congrats on the doctorate. Well deserved.
When I was on rotations (about 1873) I did 2 months as an intern on  
female medicine.
There was a lady in a bed with a Yiddish accent that said  
"Doctor"..............., "Doctor".................,  
"Doctor"............... "Doctor"..................,  
"Doctor".................... all night and most of the day. Too bad we  
can't post voice but you all know the lady. All I could remember was  
me thinking thank God she was not saying "PA"........,  
"PA"............., PA"......................
(she would have had she known).
We also had the cat lady who would meow all night and then 2 other  
ladies that would bark like dogs at her when they were fed up. It was  
not Yale..................
Oy Vay.
Dave
On Aug 1, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Dena wrote:

> Once again-- WHERE ARE OUR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS?????????? What are  
> they
> doing to help/protect us???
> Dena Galler
> (now, as of yesterday, officially Dr Galler... not that it makes any
> difference to me, my co-workers, or my patients-- but it puts a  
> smile on my
> mother's face <G>)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On  
> Behalf
> Of Jeffrey Hazzard
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:24 PM
> To: NP Info
> Subject: RE: [NPInfo] Retail Clinics/Physicians
> andNursePractitioners/Physician Assistants
>
>    We've tried everything else for 30 years.  No progress.  Time to  
> pursue a
> restraint of trade.   I think it has merit.
>               Jeff
>
> --- On Wed, 7/30/08, Havens, Shelby  
> <havens.shelby at mail.dc.state.fl.us>
> wrote:
>
> From: Havens, Shelby <havens.shelby at mail.dc.state.fl.us>
> Subject: RE: [NPInfo] Retail Clinics/Physicians and
> NursePractitioners/Physician Assistants
> To: "NP Info" <npinfo at nurse.net>
> Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 2:54 PM
>
> Dear Meg:
>
> I totally agree. We've lost ground here in Florida, too. I work in a  
> prison
> for the express purpose of having autonomy. There aren't many  
> physicians who
> want to practice correctional medicine, so the playing field is more  
> level
> behind bars. The working environment sucks, but autonomy is one of  
> the most
> important factors for me in job satisfaction, so this type of  
> setting suits
> me
> just fine.
>
> If anyone files a class action lawsuit, please count me in! I really  
> don't
> think this will ever happen, but just in case someone is gutsy  
> enough to try
> it,
> please let me know!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Shelby Havens, ARNP
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On  
> Behalf
> Of
> Meg
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:46 PM
> To: NP LISTSERV
> Subject: [NPInfo] Retail Clinics/Physicians and NursePractitioners/ 
> Physician
> Assistants
>
> What I see happening is that we've allowed this entire venue to slip
> through our fingers here...and it boils down to hard care economics.  
> If
> physicians want to work in Retail Clinics...fine....one wonders what  
> their
> salaries will be? surely not $45 per hour right? they are slowly but  
> surely
> completely undermining our ability to earn a living...and this is
> getting serious.  This will always be about the money whether people  
> want to
> believe this or not... not about care...not about patient  
> convenience...not
> about safety...these are buzz words designed to make people look the  
> other
> direction...but... it seems to be working !!.
>
> I see a time when we've lost so much ground...there's nothing left for
> us to do...except  pack our bags and move on. They have successfully  
> usurped
> ever single venue we've tried our hand at......it now comes down to  
> dollars
> and cents...my dollars and your dollars. I see a huge class action  
> suit
> developing here....a huge court battle...and who will win? They (the  
> AMA)
> could
> not over throw the Osteopaths nor the chiropractors...we are  
> next...will we
> l
> give them the fight in court?...or will we simply roll over and  
> say...take
> it
> (all of it)...it's yours...just my thoughts for the day.
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