British Care Provider Wants Doctors to Franchise
Is Franchising The Next Advancement in British Health Care?
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. - A Birmingham health care provider, part of Britain's National Health Service, wants to copy the business format of McDonald's and Pizza Hut to solve their health care problems. The Heart of Birmingham PCT thinks having its general practitioners operate as franchises is the solution to opening during hours in which its patients need them to operate (take note American doctors) and in providing more flexible services to patients.
The British Medical Association is up in arms.
For now, once a general practitioner's neighborhood clinic has been set up, the GP's clinic will exist as long as they want. 5 and 10 year franchise agreements would fundamentally change a GP's security of tenure. Local doctors are concerned that franchise chains could become health care "supermarkets" that would eventually replace more personal "corner stores."
Read more at the Times Online
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There already exists a sub culture medical services economy in Merrie Auld England that smells ripely of Americanism. It's called London Bridge Hospital (HCA) - an American model that the tourists resort to when they have sufficient resources - it accepts USA medical insurance coverages.
But the thought of rank and file pub grubbers having access to, and the expectation of almost on demand medical services would convert the aristocracy of medical doctors into mere servers of the public. Now that is truly an anarchist sentiment, to be resisted at all cost.
Isn't it bad enough the royal family consorting with Lord knows who and what these days, what with peerages being sold left and right to people who have nothing but money - My God, Man - it takes 600 years to make an English lawn or an English gentleman. What's the bloody rush? --
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has 44 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has over 45 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
The article on setting up primary care franchises hits home.
I made an appointment two weeks ago for an annual exam with an approved clinic of my health care provider. I had to make an appointment from Monday through Friday during business hours. That means I have to take time off work. And to make matters worse, no slots were available until January 17, over a month from when I made the appointment.
Wait tille you qualify for MediCare and then get the Mutual of Omaha supplement plan (the best one they have). Then you get good choices - any medical provider you choose - and excellent coverage. What plan are you on now that treats you that way?--
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has 44 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has over 45 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
Blue Cross - ppo. But my issue is with my local clinic and their doctors, not my insurer. The clinics in my neighborhood run banking hours, which would be alright if I went to them for money for my business.
I just wish my doctors would work around my hours, not me around theirs.
I'll have an issue with my insurer, Blue Cross, if I get some sort of ailment that they decide they won't cover because it is too costly.
If they were like Wendy's and had a late hours drive up window where you could stick yoru arm through a hole in the wall and blow into one tube while urinating into another, after filling out a patient information and waiver/acknowledgement document on line before you drove over there, you'd be one happy man. You'd still have to hope that whoever is doing the tests is better than the criminalists in the Houston Police Crime Lab.
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Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has 44 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has over 45 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
Got that right.
As for filling out patient information, I bet some budding entrepreneur out there would figure out a way for my cell phone to automatically send the info to my clinic. But given the present state of medical affairs, such service is currently unnecessary since most likely I'll have an hour to kill waiting for my doctor to see me anyhow.
I got referred to a specialist for a tune up on a minor back problem caused by erroneously believing I can still do things at 70 that I did at 30. Before giving me an appointment, I had to go on their web site and fill out a whole array of qustionaires, acknowledgements of policies and of having advized of rights and limitations, all in addition to my so called medical history and list of stuff presently taken for this that or the other.
It's here, Bob. Get ready!--
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has 44 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School
Richard Solomon, FranchiseRemedies.com, has over 45 years experience with franchise litigation and crisis management. He is a graduate of The Citadel and The University of Michigan Law School