• MisterFrog@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’m willing to bet this is more common than we all think, probably a self fulfilling prophecy.

    Some doctors may get complacent thinking, oh I’ll be late by the end of the day anyway.

    At least, this has happened to me on a handful of occasions too.

    But really, the problem is that the practices are booking too many appointments.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah. My wife was an eye doctor in private practice, and she was positively militant about never getting behind schedule.

      She very rarely ran behind. It would require a cascade of emergencies.

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          It was hectic. She loved being an eye doctor, but she hated running the practice. Unfortunately, she got sick and was not able to keep working.