The Independent Urologist: “If the patient’s question can be handled satisfactorily by email, doing so will free up a slot for a better paying new patient or procedure. Why spend 15 minutes explaining something for $30, when you can spend 15 minutes doing something for $200?”
Unfortunately, primary care doesn’t have the luxury of substituting a $200 procedure in a 15-minute visit.





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