RE: Getting TIPS from patients!!

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From the MD in Drain, Oregon, I have always gotten extra things from patients: apples, recipes, food samples of different kinds, flowers. When they give me money, however, I send a thank you note and give it to hospice or the girl scouts. That is just me...I don't like taking the money. Joanneroxywible wrote: It has happened a few

times now and I thought I'd share thatpeople are REALLY willing to pay for great service. Amazing inthis perceived atmosphere of scarcity. I just got an Xmas card today from a pt with a $50 CHECK!! on the note at the bottom of the check it said "for special care" I thin they appreciatedthe time I spent with them on the phone the other day whichwas less than 5 minutes. WOW, I didn't even have to submita bill for a VOV or a telephone consult. This is getting reallyweird guys....I'd like to frame it but I guess I'll cash it. I'll use this anecdote inmy presentations for sure.People have tried to pay me MORE than my office charge onseveral occasions. Blows me away.Anyone else with an experience like this???PamelaPamela Wible, MDFamily & Community Medicine, LLC3575 st. #220 Eugene, OR 97405roxywiblecomcast (DOT) netwww.idealmedicalpractice.org __________________________________________________

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I have never been given money Not sure what to make of that Well Pam

Wible I have thought for a long time that you live in one of those towns

they had in The Twilight Zone all appears normal but is on the other side

of the time space continuum for the rest of us!!!

i get a lot of baked goods and chocolate I do get vegetables shiny

schmaltzy candy dishes and ceramic angels.When I did obstetics i got

flowers sometimes just for dx'ing the pregnancy!

ONCE i got a pilgrims " doll " set centerpieces made out of the center of

toilet paper rolls and some yarn. Its the thought that counts.

Re: Getting TIPS from patients!!

From the MD in Drain, Oregon,

I have always gotten extra things from patients: apples, recipes,

food samples of different kinds, flowers. When they give me money,

however, I send a thank you note and give it to hospice or the girl

scouts. That is just me...I don't like taking the money.

Joanne

roxywible wrote:

It has happened a few times now and I thought I'd share that

people are REALLY willing to pay for great service. Amazing in

this perceived atmosphere of scarcity. I just got an Xmas card

today from a pt with a $50 CHECK!! on the note at the bottom

of the check it said " for special care " I thin they appreciated

the time I spent with them on the phone the other day which

was less than 5 minutes. WOW, I didn't even have to submit

a bill for a VOV or a telephone consult. This is getting really

weird guys....

I'd like to frame it but I guess I'll cash it. I'll use this anecdote in

my presentations for sure.

People have tried to pay me MORE than my office charge on

several occasions. Blows me away.

Anyone else with an experience like this???

Pamela

Pamela Wible, MD

Family & Community Medicine, LLC

3575 st. #220

Eugene, OR 97405

roxywiblecomcast (DOT) <mailto:roxywible%40comcast.net> net

www.idealmedicalpractice.org

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