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What a mismanaged circus affecting access to care.
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What a mismanaged circus affecting access to care.
A "leopards ate my face" moment if there ever was one....
You are well trained and should be confident in your ability to manage primary care issues at an active duty clinic.Access to care IS horrible. I can’t get any of my patients in to see any subspecialists for at least 4 weeks. One time I had an active thyroid cancer patient PCS to my clinic (the operational duty screener nurse practitioner lied and said the patient was in perfect health, and her previous endocrinologist had deployed on a hospital ship without transferring her care to anyone), and I couldn’t get an endocrinologist or ENT to see her 8 weeks…which is totally substandard for care.
I could go on and on with other examples, both my active duty folks and their spouses have abysmal referral wait times. Meanwhile I’ll try and manage their care with my one year of training as a pediatric intern and 8 weeks of flight medicine training.
Access to care IS horrible. I can’t get any of my patients in to see any subspecialists for at least 4 weeks.
Right now there are abysmal wait times in all sectors of U.S. Healthcare.
Well I also think its because PCP's are now expected to see umpteen patients per half day and there isn't enough time to do the right thing for every single patient because the breadth of issues is so large.But we (primary care types) have become so scared to take care of anything ourselves, plus the plethora of mid-levels now involved, has all made for great Consultology.
I assume the services will make all physicians MAP, EMF-M, and whatever the air force calls it.
Where did you see this? Can't find itDid y’all see the response from the deputy secretary of defense? Apparently DHA is going to assume command. Which as a body that is supposed to civilianize things seems strange.
I assume the services will make all physicians MAP, EMF-M, and whatever the air force calls it.