[NPInfo] Retail Clinics/Physicians andNursePractitioners/Physician Assistants

[David Mittman]

Same here! We can share a fox hole anytime.
Dave

On Aug 2, 2008, at 4:27 AM, Jeffrey Hazzard wrote:

>     Dave
>      Thank you.  If there were 258,000 clones of you, we'd be much  
> more powerful.
>           Jeff
>
> --- On Fri, 8/1/08, David Mittman <dmittman at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From: David Mittman <dmittman at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] Retail Clinics/Physicians  
> andNursePractitioners/Physician Assistants
> To: "NP Info" <npinfo at nurse.net>
> Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 1:42 PM
>
> I just sent 5 letters!
> That's the best thing we can do. Write the UAW and let them know we
> are watching......
> 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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