making ends meet with just perscribing herbs

[Guest guest]

, " Fernando Bernall "

<fbernall> wrote:

> I think the question should be whether resolving conditions with full

> strength herbs without acupuncture is cost/expense effective for the

> practitioner. I understand the importance of cost effectivness for

> the patient. However, how many patients would you need to see per day

> at 15-20 dollars per patient in order to mee the overhead? If the

> overhead is being covered by the institution or center one works for

> it may be doable. Otherwise, economical realities should be

> considered.

 

These kind of issues are really of no consequence to me. I got into

this profession to help people. I do not need to be well off. I just

need enough to get by. Furthermore, I have other means by which to

make money that I also find fulfilling.

 

IMO, medicine should really be about the patients and the efficacy

primarily, the costs involved in the treatment / insurance / etc

coming in a close second. The income generated by such treatments

would be last on the list.

 

Brian C. Allen

[Guest guest]

I'm glad your reality is different from mine and of that of hundreds

of tcm practitioner. Good luck to you.

 

Fernando

>

> These kind of issues are really of no consequence to me. I got into

> this profession to help people. I do not need to be well off. I

just

> need enough to get by. Furthermore, I have other means by which to

> make money that I also find fulfilling.

>

> IMO, medicine should really be about the patients and the efficacy

> primarily, the costs involved in the treatment / insurance / etc

> coming in a close second. The income generated by such treatments

> would be last on the list.

>

> Brian C. Allen

[Guest guest]

Brian,

 

This is a very unrealistic position. We are in business. Of course we all

want to help people, but we also need to make a living. We won't be able to

help anyone if we can't maintain a practice.

 

Julie

 

 

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" bcataiji " <bcaom

 

Monday, February 02, 2004 3:58 PM

Re: making ends meet with just perscribing herbs

>

> These kind of issues are really of no consequence to me. I got into

> this profession to help people. I do not need to be well off. I just

> need enough to get by. Furthermore, I have other means by which to

> make money that I also find fulfilling.

>

> IMO, medicine should really be about the patients and the efficacy

> primarily, the costs involved in the treatment / insurance / etc

> coming in a close second. The income generated by such treatments

> would be last on the list.

>

> Brian C. Allen

[Guest guest]

, Julie Chambers <info@j...>

wrote:

> Brian,

>

> This is a very unrealistic position. We are in business. Of course

we all

> want to help people, but we also need to make a living. We won't be

able to

> help anyone if we can't maintain a practice.

>

> Julie

 

I all comes down to how much you want to help people. Like I said, I

have other personally fulfilling means of generating income, if

needed. I am not going to have to rely solely on a practice - in the

case of this thread, only perscribing herbs - in order to make ends meet.

 

If you care enough about helping people, you will find a way. Also, I

am not sure that it is wise to put all of your eggs into one basket

anyway. Living in America, we should all be familiar with both the

positives and negatives of capatalism and plan accordingly.

 

Brian C. Allen