Food for thought! Interesting stuff!
Are you at risk of being de-rostered and what does this mean to you?
Did you know using a walk-in clinics frequently when you have a family doctor could cause him/her headaches. In turn you can be called in and advised that you would be taken off his/her roster.
So what does this mean. It is up to your doctor to explain to you the patient what using walk-in clinics means to him and you and how it will affect him. Click here for more (there is a link below that explains a little more)
or read on and click on the link below.
Signing an agreement as a patient and being rostered means the physician’s team commits to being available by phone and through extended office hours during evenings or weekends.
As far as care, the doctor can continue to care for the patient after he/she is being de-rostered but the patient could no longer access the other services at the family health group, such as consultations with clinic dietitians or social workers, or take advantage of special health programs such as diabetes or diet management.
The article explains further how doctors should do a better job explaining this to their patients as they get dinged. The Government funds get clawed back each time a patient goes to a walk in clinic. Hospital visits do not fall into this and do not affect your doctor.
Patients do not understand what the ins and outs are and how walking into a clinic can mean head aches for their family doctor, unless it is has been explain. As a patient we don’t know these things and cannot be expected to understand or have this knowledge unless it is explained.
Who knew. Check this link below (Interesting read)
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