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Originally Posted by blueash
So all the times I was awakened by a phone call from a parent to help with a sick child at 2 AM I was NOT practicing medicine. PERIOD. All those calls from hospital floors reporting on the lab results or updating me, I was not practicing medicine PERIOD. The over 100 calls on a weekend during flu season to evaluate and advise was a waste of my time and useless or even dangerous as I wasn't hands on. Good to know. Wish I had just not answered my pager as there was nothing useful I could provide. PERIOD.
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I used zoom to have a brief update with my doctor during the Pandemic. I wasn't feeling well and was concerned. He asked me about my symptoms, and if I'd taken the home COVID test. Asked me a bunch of other questions, had me check my own pulse and heart rate using my phone (which had that ability) and temperature with my own thermometer.
He concluded that I probably did not have COVID (I'd tested twice in 2 days, both times negative). I probably DID have a bad cold, and possibly a mild sinus infection. He suggested I go for the nightly dose of Nyquil, acetaminophen during the day, plenty of fluids, rest, and I could continue using my Fluonase allergy nasal spray. If I didn't start feeling better in two days OR if I developed a fever over 100° then I should go to Urgent Care, as he didn't have any appointment openings available that day. He also said if I started feeling better within a day to call him and let him know. Total time for the call: under 15 minutes.
I started feeling better that night, called him the next day, and all was well. Total cost for the zoom meeting: $0. The Doctor got paid I believe $45 from the insurance company. If I had gone to the doctor's office first, it would've cost me $40, and the insurance company would've had to pay him over $100 for the office visit.