Re: No More Muffin Runs, part ii

I never heard of a kick-back from a specialist.

I already told you what I thought of that consultatant.

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Stephen [What's a Temporary?], D.D.S.
Michigan, USA
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"StovePipe" <stove99pipeTRA@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Dr Steve <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I only refer to specialists who do FANTASTIC work and treat my patients
>> like
>> royalty. Any other referral booklets get tossed out immediately. I
>> refer
>> to one Periodontist, one Orthodontist, one Endodontist, and two OMFS 's.
>> If
>> they want my work, they have to be the best in the area, provide me with
>> enough communication that I know what is going on, and make my patients
>> feel
>> like welcome guests in their offices.
>
> That is another thing that is perplexing to me: when I refer, I refer,
> period. The 'specialist' is often very tight liped about what went on (
> oh it's really complex, you know...); especially in prostho.
>
> My 'dental consultant' ( the one that took 8000$ from us last year
> for... SFO) found my referral method strange: apparently, without
> necessarily condoning it, she insinuated that I should be getting a
> cheque in the mail from the specialist for each case referred.
>
> You mean a 'KickBack???'
>
> She read my mind and again said stressed that it wasn't necessarily
> Kosher/Catholique, but that's the way it works around here..
>
> I've never been offered a Kick Back cheque, AFAIK.
>
> But there again, I'm curious to know if it works that way over yourn or
> not.....?....
>
> 10-Q
> SP
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> Finally: take out the TRASHH


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