Results: 10-Minute Family Medicine!
Published on 12/12/2019
Proposed changes to family medicine in Alberta will incentivize doctors to see patients for just 10 minute appointments in order to maintain or maximize revenue, one Calgary doctor says.
Dr. Matt Henschke has drafted a letter he plans to hand out to patients at Britannia Medical Clinic in southwest Calgary.
"We wanted them to be aware that we don't necessarily want to change the way that we have to practise," he said. He said the majority of his patients are at least 75 years old and require longer appointments due to issues like mobility or complexity of medical problems.
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Do you think that family physicians spend sufficient time with each of their patients?
Yes
28%
884 votes
No
48%
1550 votes
Undecided
24%
765 votes
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Do you think that 10 minutes should be enough for a doctor to figure out its patient's problem? Yes
12%
383 votes
No
68%
2181 votes
Undecided
20%
635 votes
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Do you have to wait longer than 30 minutes if you go to a walk-in clinic in your community? Yes
51%
1616 votes
No
15%
493 votes
Undecided
9%
281 votes
Not Applicable
25%
809 votes
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Does reducing patient time slot with the doctor improve over all health care costs of the state/province? Yes
15%
479 votes
No
47%
1510 votes
Undecided
38%
1210 votes
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