Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuthola udokotela ozochitha isikhathi neziguli ocingweni, futhi i-imeyili yayingaphenduli umbuzo.
Kungani? Ngenxa yokuthi odokotela babengakwazi ukukhokhelwa isikhathi abasichitha ukwenza umsebenzi, ngisho nalapho behambisa iseluleko sezokwelapha.
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Ngaphambi kuka-2009, uma ubuza odokotela ukuthi kungani bengenakuchitha isikhathi efonini noma ekushintshaneni i-imeyili neziguli zabo, bangaphendula ukuthi abakwazanga ukukhokhelwa isikhathi. Bakhulume iqiniso lokuthi kwakungekho ikhodi ye-CPT abangayikhokha ngayo. Ukuze uqonde kangcono ukuthi lokhu kusebenza kanjani, funda le ngqikithi kwizingqinamba zamakhodi we-CPT .
Njengoba kungekho ikhodi ye-CPT, kwakungekho indlela yokuvumela umqashi wakho ukuthi isikhathi sichithwe. Awukho ehhovisi likadokotela, kuze kube yilapho inkampani yakho yomshuwalense ikhathazekile, akukho nkonzo eyanikezwa.
Lokho kwaqala ukushintsha lapho i-American Medical Association ithuthukisa amakhodi amasha we-CPT ukuze avumele isikhathi esichithwa efonini nakuma-imeyili. Ebizwa ngokuthi "Izinsizakalo ezingaboni ubuso nobuso" amakhodi amasha we-CPT avumela udokotela ukuba aphendule isikhathi esichithwa efonini ngesiguli, noma esebenzisa i-imeyili, ngokungakapheli kwesikhathi (imizuzu emihlanu, imizuzu engu-10 nokunye.) Akukhona nje lokho, amakhodi we-CPT asetshenziselwa odokotela kanye "nabahlinzeki abangewona odokotela" njengabahlengikazi nodokotela abahlengikazi.
Kubonakala sengathi iminyango ekugcineni yavulelwa lolu hlobo lokuxhumana okusheshayo nokuwusizo.
Kodwa-hhayi ngokushesha! Odokotela abaningi namanje ngeke bachithe isikhathi efonini ngeziguli zabo, futhi ngisho nalabo abazobambisana nabo bazobe bancane ngokushintshanisa i-imeyili neziguli - ngoba ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhodi we-CPT kwakuyingxenye yenkinga kuphela.
Njengoba kukhonjisiwe ngenhla - abanikezeli bomshuwalense bayingxenye ye-equation pay-the-dokotela. Kungenxa yokuthi amakhodi we-CPT asethuthukile awasho ukuthi izinkampani zomshuwalense wezempilo zizozibuyisela. Abaningi namanje ngeke. Futhi manje kuwukudideka nje. Abanye bomshuwalense bazobuyiselwa, abanye ngeke babuyiselwe, ngisho nangenkampani efanayo, izinhlelo zingahle zihluke komunye nomunye.
Lokhu kubeka udokotela wakho esimweni esinzima. Ake sithi ubuyela etafuleni lakhe ekupheleni kosuku olude futhi uthola amakheli e-mail abuyele emuva, kanye nama-imeyili ayishumi nambili avela ezigulini zakhe. Mhlawumbe kufanele abuyisele - noma angayinaki. Futhi uma engazi kahle ukuthi inkampani yomshuwalense ngamunye isho ngani ngokubuyisela, ngeke azi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe singabuyiselwa yini.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ubhekana nenkinga. Ingabe uchitha amahora ambalwa alandelayo abuyisa lezo zingcingo nama-imeyili? Mhlawumbe ukhokhelwe noma mhlawumbe hhayi .... Noma ingabe uya ekhaya kumlingani wakhe nezingane? Ungakhetha kuphi?
Khona-ke, ngisho nalapho umshuwalense wezempilo uzobuyisela emuva, uma udokotela wakho enquma ukuqhubeka futhi ekhuluma nawe ngefoni noma ephendula i-imeyili yakho, kunemithetho eqinile okumelwe ilandelwe ukuze inqume ukuthi ingakhokhwa isikhathi esichithwa efonini noma ukuthumela i-imeyli nawe.
Nansi imithetho yakho udokotela noma omunye umhlinzeki kumele alandele ukusebenzisa lezi amakhodi ukuze abuyiselwe:
- Wena (isiguli noma umzali / umgcini) kufanele ube umsunguli wekholi noma i-imeyili. Udokotela angase aqale ukushintshaniswa (ucingo noma i-imeyili kuqala).
- Wena (isiguli) kufanele ube nesiguli esimisiwe ngomkhuba kadokotela.
- Ikhodi ye-imeyili noma yefoni ye-CPT ingase ingasetshenzisiwe uma iyingxenye yokulandela ukuhlinzwa noma inqubo, uma isiguli sihambele udokotela kungakapheli izinsuku ezingu-7 ngaphambi kwekholi noma i-imeyili, noma uma isiguli sibonakala kungakapheli amahora angu-24 ( noma ukuqashwa okuphuthumayo) kocingo noma i-imeyili. *
- Ikholi noma i-imeyili kufanele ibhalwe ngokugcwele futhi isikhathi sezincwadi asikwazi ukufakwa enkulumweni yangempela noma isikhathi sokubheka. Ngakho uma udokotela wakho echitha imizuzu engu-10 efonini nawe, bese esebenzisa amaminithi angu-10 okurekhoda amanothi mayelana nengxoxo, uzokhokhwa kuphela imizuzu engu-10 efonini.
* Uma ucingo lwenzeka kulezo zinsuku ezingu-7 ngaphambi kocingo noma i-imeyili, noma leyo "isikhathi esiphuthumayo" nje nje emva kokushaya ucingo noma i-imeyili, isikhathi esetshenzisiwe sibhekwa njengengxenye yimuphi umsebenzi owake waqala ukuxhumana naye, noma kubangelwa ngenxa yoxhumana naye. Ayikho ukubuyiselwa okungeziwe kukho ngokusebenzisa la makhodi.
Akumangalisi ukuthi kusabalulekile ukuhlanganyela engxoxweni yefoni noma nge-imeyili yokushintshanisa nodokotela! Abaningi banenkathazo enkulu yokuzixhumanisa nokuzilandela futhi nokuqinisekisa ukuthi zihambisana nemithetho.
Amaphuzu ambalwa wokugcina mayelana nokukhokhwa kwekhodi ye-CPT yefoni noma ukuhwebelana nge-imeyili nodokotela wakho:
- Ngaphezu kwakho konke ukudideka mayelana nokubuyiselwa, odokotela abathile bayokutshela ukuthi bangabantu abanobuhlungu bokusebenzisa i-imeyili ngoba batshelwe ukuthi akuphephile (kusukela ekubukeni kokuphepha kwe-cyber.) Abanye bangakutshela ukuthi i-imeyili ayikwazi ukusetshenziswa ngoba ukwephulwa kwemithetho ye-HIPAA . (Akunjalo). Kunzima ukwazi ukuthi ukuphepha kungesizathu sangempela, noma ngabe kungumphumela obangelwayo wokuthi udokotela akakwazi ukukhokhelwa.
- I-Medicare ayikakhokhisi odokotela ngocingo noma nge-imeyili isikhathi ngokusebenzisa uhlelo lwayo lwamakhodi we-HCPCS. Inkokhelo yokuxhumanisa ukunakekelwa okungapheli kwabasebekhulile yaqala ngoJanuwari 2015. Ihlala ibonakala ukuthi lokhu kunwetshiwe kubo bonke abagulayo nokuthi ngabe izifunda zizoyamukela yini izinhlelo zabo zeMedicaid .
- Naphezu kwakho konke lokhu kudideka, ungase ufune ukuzama ukukholisa udokotela wakho ukuba abuyisele izingcingo noma i-imeyili noma kunjalo. Nansi indlela yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo sokuxhumana nodokotela wakho ngefoni noma nge-imeyili.