That you actually take time with patients when you see them, and even call them later with more information…sigh. I get one appointment a year with my PCP and she tells me if anything comes up before then, to go to Urgent Care. My electrophysiologist also says “see you in a year” but I’m going to assume that if I have any severe electrical issues with my heart in between my yearly visit, which is probably not likely, he will fit me in. Either that or the ER, eh? Admittedly, we have an extreme shortage of doctors in NM, but typically I’m given orders for blood tests, etc., and even when the results aren’t within parameters, I get no comments from my PCP in my patient portal, so I will “assume” that because they’re not way out of whack, plus given my age (73) which gives more leeway, that all is okay.
That you actually take time with patients when you see them, and even call them later with more information…sigh. I get one appointment a year with my PCP and she tells me if anything comes up before then, to go to Urgent Care. My electrophysiologist also says “see you in a year” but I’m going to assume that if I have any severe electrical issues with my heart in between my yearly visit, which is probably not likely, he will fit me in. Either that or the ER, eh? Admittedly, we have an extreme shortage of doctors in NM, but typically I’m given orders for blood tests, etc., and even when the results aren’t within parameters, I get no comments from my PCP in my patient portal, so I will “assume” that because they’re not way out of whack, plus given my age (73) which gives more leeway, that all is okay.
Toward the end in my old, traditional job, it was becoming harder and harder to live up to my principles. With Galileo, I have time to “do it right”.