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Feds plan stealth calls to doctor's offices
Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of mystery shoppers to pose as patients, call doctors offices and request appointments.According to government documents obtained from Obama administration officials, the mystery shoppers will call medical practices and ask if doctors are accepting new patients and, if so, how long the wait would be. The government is eager to know whether doctors give different answers to callers depending on whether they have public insurance, like Medicaid, or private insurance, like Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Dr. George J. Petruncio, a family doctor in Turnersville, N.J., said: This is not a way to build trust in government. Why should I trust someone who does not correctly identify himself? Doctor's office need to screen the callers better, ask every one "Are you working for the government? Are you a genuine patient or a stealth caller?" Ever since the Emancipation Proclamation, it's been hard to get good cheap help. The Mass. Med. Society found a slight majority of internists & family physicians not accepting new patients. This new Obama initiative should push that figure much higher. Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-27 |
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