#YOLO Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 do physicians get to bill for reviewing lab work/results etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Nope. Phone calls, labs, paperwork (except for some government stuff), is all on your own time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#YOLO Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 now i get why alota fam docs never do bw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheeler Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Maybe this varies between provinces? https://www.ucalgary.ca/familymedicine/system/files/2016.04.21-billing-quick-list-dr.-tink.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Guess so - that'd be nice here. In Ontario I'm pretty sure you can't. Which sucks, because I spend hella time doing that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloh Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 I'd be shocked if any province pays you for time spent looking at bloodwork. Expect about an hour of unpaid stuff every day. One of those things that makes FM at the bottom of the pay grade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Only an hour? I am currently at like 2-3 hours, though to be fair most of that is notes and consults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intrepid86 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 now i get why alota fam docs never do bw In general, physicians today still order too much blood work, even when it's not likely to be useful or affect their current management of an issue. Those who are either very cautious, or very aggressive, in their practice styles are more likely to do this. The current, albeit slow, trend toward decreasing utilization of resources is in part evidence-driven, and also from an increasing awareness of the cost involved. In many cases, getting bw is simply not indicated, and has nothing to do with a lack of personal compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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