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Strategies & Market Trends : The Residential Real Estate Crash Index

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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (212546)7/27/2009 1:47:35 AM
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For this $286 the physician should have reviewed the patients medical file for diagnosis, perform the procedure, dictate a procedure note in order to submit same for billing. That is the physicians specific time...

But somebody in the office had to facilitate the appointment, probably get authorization from the Insurance Co. for the procedure and actually submit all paperwork for reimbursement. Never mind any supplies that are used during the process...

.. well you get the idea about the overhead....

Yes many procedures are profitable, but there are a number of procedures where a physician actually looses money!

Of course physicians, especially surgeons, gravitate to the low risk, nice pay category.
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