Health Care Interview
Health Care Professional Interview
Sabrina Doan
HCM300-2 – Healthcare Principles and Practices
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Dr. Ray Borges
September 14, 2014
Health Care Professional Interview
I have been working as a medical transcriptionist/scribe with my current doctor for over ten years. He has been practicing dermatology for over 30 years and has seen the industry change for the better in some aspects, as well as changed for the worse. I knew he would be a good interviewee as he has seen the industries ups and downs. Within the Past 5 Years
As stated earlier, Dr. Steven Brenman has been practicing dermatology for over 30 years. When I asked him about letting me interview him for a school paper in regard to the practice of medicine and how it has changed in the past five years, I received an eye roll. His first complaint was the bureaucracy. There are more and more decisions being made by the government rather than citizens. His second complaint was that it is harder to practice without outside interference. For example, when he has a psoriasis patient who needs biologics, it is guaranteed the insurance company will try and deny the prescription because it is too expensive to cover for the patient. Insurance companies want to make sure every other treatment has been used before they will pay for the proper treatment. Dr. Brenman feels the insurance company is questioning the doctor’s opinion and that it all boils down to money. Third, the cost for the practice, as well as patients. In October 2012, the dermatology office switched to an EMR system. Per the government, the bigger medical practices had to switch to EMR in order to stay in practice. For some practices, this was not a big deal as hospitals such as Kaiser were able to afford the new system, the new equipment, and the extra staff needed. For smaller practices, the cost of the equipment, the new system, and extra workers so the doctors would not have
Sabrina Doan
HCM300-2 – Healthcare Principles and Practices
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Dr. Ray Borges
September 14, 2014
Health Care Professional Interview
I have been working as a medical transcriptionist/scribe with my current doctor for over ten years. He has been practicing dermatology for over 30 years and has seen the industry change for the better in some aspects, as well as changed for the worse. I knew he would be a good interviewee as he has seen the industries ups and downs. Within the Past 5 Years
As stated earlier, Dr. Steven Brenman has been practicing dermatology for over 30 years. When I asked him about letting me interview him for a school paper in regard to the practice of medicine and how it has changed in the past five years, I received an eye roll. His first complaint was the bureaucracy. There are more and more decisions being made by the government rather than citizens. His second complaint was that it is harder to practice without outside interference. For example, when he has a psoriasis patient who needs biologics, it is guaranteed the insurance company will try and deny the prescription because it is too expensive to cover for the patient. Insurance companies want to make sure every other treatment has been used before they will pay for the proper treatment. Dr. Brenman feels the insurance company is questioning the doctor’s opinion and that it all boils down to money. Third, the cost for the practice, as well as patients. In October 2012, the dermatology office switched to an EMR system. Per the government, the bigger medical practices had to switch to EMR in order to stay in practice. For some practices, this was not a big deal as hospitals such as Kaiser were able to afford the new system, the new equipment, and the extra staff needed. For smaller practices, the cost of the equipment, the new system, and extra workers so the doctors would not have