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Article: Economics of academic medical consultations.
- Article from:
- Physician Executive
- Article date:
- September 1, 1989
- Author:
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In the Division of Urology at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, faculty members did not routinely submit charges for consultations, and the practice of consultations was generally held in low esteem. Several faculty perceptions contributed to this situation:
* The economic class mix of hospital patients precluded meaningful collections.
* After the "Dean's tax" and the "Chairman's tax," no meaningful collections returned to the consulting physician.
* The collections were insignificant when compared with collections for surgical procedures.
* The time required for ...