Doctors In Cubicles: A Barrier To Patient Care
I present interesting cases to colleagues often because it’s educational and good for patient care and because I like to. But it has been many years since I was mandated to present a case.
It seems that I’m not the only doctor exasperated by a pesky new barrier to patient care: Doctors in cubicles.
An old friend and mentor, Dr. Richard Kovacs, now chair of the American College of Cardiology’s Board of Governors (and IU guy), has written about these same pre-certification barriers. Dr. Kovacs, being a professor and distinguished ACC official, kindly terms these obstructionists “radiology benefit managers” (RBMs). Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr John M*
