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Albert V. Harmon. Large Fees and How to Get Them: A book for the private use of physicians
Large Fees and How to Get Them: A book for the private use of physicians
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. MEDICINE AS A BUSINESS
CHAPTER II. THE PHYSICIAN WHO SUCCEEDS
CHAPTER III. THE BUGBEAR OF ETHICS
CHAPTER IV. LAWFUL TO ADVERTISE
CHAPTER V. GETTING COUNTRY PATIENTS
CHAPTER VI. RECEPTION OF OFFICE PATIENTS
CHAPTER VII. THE CORRESPONDENCE FILE
CHAPTER VIII. GETTING AT FINANCIAL STATUS
CHAPTER IX. DECIDING UPON THE FEE
CHAPTER X. GETTING FEES IN ADVANCE
CHAPTER XI. GETTING ADDITIONAL FEES
CHAPTER XII. PROPER HANDLING OF NOTES
CHAPTER XIII. PRESCRIBING OF REMEDIES
CHAPTER XIV. CORPORATION DOCTORS
CHAPTER XV. MEDICAL “STEERERS” AND THEIR WORK
CHAPTER XVI. WHAT SHOULD THE PHYSICIAN DO?
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Albert V. Harmon
Published by Good Press, 2019
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In a recent conversation with a practitioner of thirty years’ experience, I said, “Doctor, you used to do a great deal of general surgery throughout this section of the city. Have the hospitals affected your practice in that direction to any extent?” He replied, “Surgery with me is a thing of the past. Even emergency cases are carted off to the nearest hospital. If by chance one does fall into my hands, it is taken away from me as soon as I have done the ‘first-aid’ work.” Personally, I see very little use in teaching surgery to the majority of students who intend to practice in our large cities—they will have little use for surgical knowledge.
Here are three cases in illustration of the way our “charitable” hospitals antagonize the business interests of the profession:
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