The Doctor's Handwriting

[Infantry23]

The problem isn't with the doctors. Most practices are owned by hospitals and large corporations that put profit above all else. Also 'management' has increased over 3800% since 2008 while caregivers have decreased. In addition, since the Obamacare regulations went into effect, Doctors are now required to enter your data (not just their notes) into the computer system rather than nurses or receptionists or medical assistants. Its a nationwide problem that Doctors are complaining about and many (family practice) are retiring since nothing is being done about it at the federal level. They are not secretaries and computer input clerks so requiring them to do the input or be fired is demeaning but I can't go any further without risking a ban. I have a relative who is a doctor and has to work 4-5 hours every day after work doing all the computer work because she won't shortchange the 'care' during the visit.

As for handwriting neatness ... that has always been the result of laziness and arrogance.

Also the delay in seeng you may be the result of the doctor being called to an emergency. It does happen.

My father-in-law is a M.D. and this is 100% spot-on correct, at least in the U.S. You have a (now-retiring) generation of doctors who are experienced and competent and care about patients, for the most part. He was fit to be tied when the laws regarding the computers and his notes, etc. came out. It added HOURS to his work day. And as an OB/GYN that was a royal PITA because his schedule was unpredictable when he was on-call so those few hours were precious time to eat or sleep when he could.

Just more red tape and regulation.

 

[Briarcutter]

My father-in-law is a M.D. and this is 100% spot-on correct, at least in the U.S. You have a (now-retiring) generation of doctors who are experienced and competent and care about patients, for the most part. He was fit to be tied when the laws regarding the computers and his notes, etc. came out. It added HOURS to his work day. And as an OB/GYN that was a royal PITA because his schedule was unpredictable when he was on-call so those few hours were precious time to eat or sleep when he could.

Just more red tape and regulation.

We can only hope,pray things will change.....for the better.

 

[Hillcrest]

My father-in-law is a M.D. and this is 100% spot-on correct, at least in the U.S. You have a (now-retiring) generation of doctors who are experienced and competent and care about patients, for the most part. He was fit to be tied when the laws regarding the computers and his notes, etc. came out. It added HOURS to his work day. And as an OB/GYN that was a royal PITA because his schedule was unpredictable when he was on-call so those few hours were precious time to eat or sleep when he could.

Just more red tape and regulation.

It was planned. The goal was to demean the profession. Now office managers may be little high school graduate ditzes with no concept of medicine making medical decisions ! The doctors job is to simply enter billing codes to make money. Medicine is not the only profession that has been monetized and turned into self help clinics. I personally do not think that the technology to 'go online' and work with an automated assistant s helping me in anyway.

 

[telescopes]

Amazing. We went from a thread about how wonderful the US Medical System is to one where it's run by sloppy monkeys. All in the order of a week.

 

[anotherbob]

Their hand writing gets that shitty because they take how many notes during medical school. And not only do they take a ton of notes they have to do it quickly.
That's it.

 

[anotherbob]

Amazing. We went from a thread about how wonderful the US Medical System is to one where it's run by sloppy monkeys. All in the order of a week.

Plenty amazing about them often in both good and bad ways. I can legitimately be amazed by how medicine is administered in both that's amazing we can do that and it's amazing that we chose to do it in such a poor way.
I know it looks fickle but some how both sides of this are true.

 

[Briarcutter]

It was planned. The goal was to demean the profession. Now office managers may be little high school graduate ditzes with no concept of medicine making medical decisions ! The doctors job is to simply enter billing codes to make money. Medicine is not the only profession that has been monetized and turned into self help clinics. I personally do not think that the technology to 'go online' and work with an automated assistant s helping me in anyway.

My wife is a RN, she's the kind of nurse you would want caring for you or a loved one. She quit the profession during the plandemic and forced vacs. But even befor that she always complained about the hospitals lack of "caring " for patients. They were more concerned about shuffling the person through the conveyor line to get the bed filled again than true care for the patient. It's sad, she is a very good nurse but will not sacrifice her standards or philosophy for the hospitals dollar view.

 

[georged]

Once upon a time medicine was a field that attracted people who wanted to help other people.

The end.

Today it attracts people who are interested in money.

The end.

 

[Briarcutter]

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Once upon a time medicine was a field that attracted people who wanted to help other people.

The end.

Today it attracts people who are interested in money.

The end.

it's the new "oil"

 

[LeafErikson]

When indoctrinated medical professionals sneer at healing practices that are thousands of years old, while haughtily recommending a certain ineffective needle thing around the years 2020-2022, Houston we have a problem.

Oh yeah, they have shitty handwriting sometimes too.

 

[Briarcutter]

Their hand writing gets that shitty because they take how many notes during medical school. And not only do they take a ton of notes they have to do it quickly.
That's it.

I guess "practice makes you perfect" doesn't apply here

 

[VDL_Piper]

Doctors have gone from one of the most revered professions straight into shitters ditch and it’s all because of money and damn governments. Once governments meddle in something it’s fucked….. and this statement will stand the test of time.

 

[tracerbullet]

Just my humble opinion. I saw my first patient in 1981. Medicine was all about the patient. Over time medicine became a true business. The bottom line. Employees and patients were pushed to the side during the corporate change. The the Press-Ganey surveys came out and dollars were tied to patient satisfaction. That wasn’t so bad but patient expectations changed. What was once “ if you cured me I’m happy, to my room isn’t big enough, the tv isn’t big enough, there are not enough channels…..you get my drift. Now a patient complains about the color of paint on the walls and it triggers a whole process where employees are held accountable. This is not the medicine many people wanted to get into.
combine that with, in my early days people in management were clinicians who understood medicine. In the early 2000’s those people stated to get replaced with MBA’s who know knotting about medicine but sure do the understand the bottom line.
So less people are going into the profession and more are looking to get out. I was a clinician, administrator and educator. I retired early and took a pure teaching job at the highschool level 6 years ago
I do not miss medicine at all.
Now very little is handwritten and most is EMR due to the issues with handwriting. The bad handwriting evolved from writing so much, so often everyday it got sloppy.

 

[anotherbob]

I guess "practice makes you perfect" doesn't apply here

As my elementary school soccer coach said "practice makes permanent".

 

[warren]

(that's why you have to wait until 10:15 to be seen for your 9:30 appointment)

Why would you tolerate such discourtesy? Is their a shortage of doctors in your locale? I guess I'm not "you" mentioned in your post.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Although I chuckled that in addition to the texts I got a personal call this afternoon ahead of tomorrow’s MRI, she wanted to review personally what I could wear, make sure any questions were answered and no gown necessary! New machine at the hospital and time should less than half for my shoulder what it was for my elbow a few years ago. I almost feel guilty for reporting a positive experience!

 

[JOHN72]

We are whiners. If we did like Rambo, we would save billions of dollars and there would be enough to pay pensions. Rambo sewed up his own wounds, and he cured the flu and yellow fever with lemon and honey, and a little gunpowder.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I could have just made a thread called "Do Doctors Suck?"

I didn't think you guys were ready for that... Maybe yall were. Haha