I think I've posted before about community call: the rotating system used to provide care for ER patients with no established doctor (they may or may not have insurance). ER docs provide immediate care to stabilize patients but do not perform surgery or provide ongoing in-hospital care; patients that need either of these services are referred to the appropriate specialist on call.
Recently I overheard a colleague make the following comment:"Makes me even less willing to do community call."
And what prompted this statement? ... the several week delay in receiving reimbursement.
Dr. Zorba would not approve (or for that matter, Hippocrates either).
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