freeco n.— «Now, no one asks a neurosurgeon for a “freeco” or even a discount, perhaps out of respect for that particular type of profession, or concern that the doctor might perform a job precisely equal to the amount tendered.» —“Land of the...
hospitalist n.— «“The primary-care doctor may feel a sense of loss and even abandonment giving up his patient to another doctor, and sick patients have the right to be worried about being cared for by a stranger,” says Robert Wachter, the physician...
hawasim n.— «I said “do you have a car?!” he said “yes, doctor,” at once I concluded that he was a thief (in slang known as Hawasim, a name derived from Saddam’s description to the coming war at that time as Al-hawasim which means The Decisive War...
hamster care n.— «“The average doctor is seeing thousands of patients a year to survive, and the result is hamster care, or treadmill medicine,” said Dr. Jack Lewin, chief executive officer of the California Medical Association.» —by Nancy Luna in...
kite n.— «Fillion discounted the idea that inmate poverty might hinder medical care. He mentioned a process where inmates submit a “kite,” a chit in jail parlance, to see a doctor. “It’s a very nominal fee to be seen,” he said of a $2 infirmary...
hamster care n.— «One might wonder why it is necessary to pay a bounty to get a doctor to call you back. The answer is that under the watchful eye of managed care and insurance companies, the quality of care has gotten so awful that doctors refer...