Comments on: Dogs vs Humans http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/06/26/dogs-vs-humans/ The Healthcare Weblog Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:05:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: James http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/06/26/dogs-vs-humans/comment-page-1/#comment-256 James Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:50:44 +0000 http://blog.seankhozin.com/?p=91#comment-256 I suspect that once you factor in facility fees, equipment, anesthesia, and the other relevant charges, the Medicare bill will be about the same for both dog and human. The CPT you highlighted refers to the amount the operating physician can TRY to collect from Medicare. I suspect that once you factor in facility fees, equipment, anesthesia, and the other relevant charges, the Medicare bill will be about the same for both dog and human. The CPT you highlighted refers to the amount the operating physician can TRY to collect from Medicare.

]]> By: Sean Khozin, MD, MPH http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/06/26/dogs-vs-humans/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Sean Khozin, MD, MPH Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:24:23 +0000 http://blog.seankhozin.com/?p=91#comment-250 John, I actually talked to a vet about this. To do bronchoscopies you do need specialized training and there are not that many vets that do it. Also, you can only do bronchcoscopies in large dogs, but there are a number of other very lucrative procedures that vets do on a daily basis that beats what human doctors get paid. John,

I actually talked to a vet about this. To do bronchoscopies you do need specialized training and there are not that many vets that do it. Also, you can only do bronchcoscopies in large dogs, but there are a number of other very lucrative procedures that vets do on a daily basis that beats what human doctors get paid.

]]> By: John http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/06/26/dogs-vs-humans/comment-page-1/#comment-247 John Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:55:15 +0000 http://blog.seankhozin.com/?p=91#comment-247 Is there a special type of vet who would have to do this, or could it be expected from any vet? Otherwise, sounds time consuming and there is a bit of a shortage of vets these days. Is there a special type of vet who would have to do this, or could it be expected from any vet? Otherwise, sounds time consuming and there is a bit of a shortage of vets these days.

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