Monday, September 21, 2009

Two Patients Walk Into A Clinic....

Found this on another blog...


Two patients limp into two different medical clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip replacement. The first patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time booked for surgery the following week.

The second sees his family doctor after waiting a week for an appointment, then waits eighteen weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't reviewed for another month and finally has his surgery scheduled for a year from then.

Why the different treatment for the two patients?

The first is a golden retriever.
The second is a senior citizen with an HMO.
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It would be funnier, if it wasn't true.

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