The AMA recommends that all physicians disclose a conflict of interest when making recommendations. Can we know how much each doctor is paying to be part of the network?

The AMA recommends that all physicians disclose a conflict of interest when making recommendations. Can we know how much each doctor is paying to be part of the network?

I'm sure Bill will tell you exactly, or point you to the appropriate section of this site. But obviously, he and Bill have to get paid some way. And the way I understand it clinics pay a monthly fee to be apart of this community, which is educational first and foremost. There have been some kicked out as well, and they tend to get forum member input before recommending a doc.

There is a possibility that money becomes the primary issue, and the owners would let anyone who will pay be a part of this community. However, in my experience so far I've found Bill and Pat to be much too smart for that.

Best thing to do is determine your choice of surgeon, and then vet him out on here. This place saved me from going back to the same place I went before, and for directing me to Dr. Cooley I will be forever thankful.

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I have read on other forums that doctors do pay a fee to be a part of HTN, and I think thats fair.
But what you should really rely on when making your selection , besides the fact that Bill and Pat are meticulous in their choices for recommended docs, are the opinions of independent posters who've gone down this road and know what they're talking about.

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Your answers are not meeting the standards of AMA ethics.

What I do not think is fair is if a surgeon does good work but does not want to pay to be part of Pat's group, there appears to be an automatic prejudice against them. I have seen people write, if they were good they would be mentioned on this site. Why? Sounds to me like if one pays they are promoted. Hmmmm

"The AMA recommends that all physicians disclose a conflict of interest when making recommendations"

A few questions:

1. From the above statement, not sure who the physicians are recommending, - the site?

2. Can you paste the disclosure requirement to which you refer. "Recommends" is not a particularly strong term, I would be interested if it actually requires disclosure of amounts paid (as per your original question).

3. Whilst on the subject of disclosure, which physician do you work for?

Most posters are aware of that doctors recommended on the forum pay fees, if a doctor posted poor results / no results the "patients" would comment accordingly. If a doctors results are good they are praised, by forum members, irrespective of membership status.

Out of interest whats your business model for a forum and how would you pay its running costs?

Tubs

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The physicians are recommended by this site--which is NOT run by doctors--therefore the AMA rules do not apply.

BTW--does it actually matter exactly what each doctor pays?

Would it matter if its 100.00 or 10K a month?

The fact that a fee is paid and the presence of such fee is disclosed is enough.

You took the long way around the barn to get to you actual purpose for posting--which is fine with me, but nice to see you got to your point.

This community is good form of marketing AND a place where efforts are made for transparency which MOST clinics do not like.

Then there are clinics who would love to pay to be included--most of these clinics do not have the body of work or consistent results to be included.

It is not a perfect system, but it isn't too bad either.

At the end of the day, this site promotes its doctors, and allows ALL doctors to share their work, so ANY doctor who believes his or her work is as good as any of the doctors promoted here is welcome to share.

Take Care,
Jason

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Gthompson;

If you're referring to me, I have no desire to meet the standards of AMA ethics. I have enough a problem meeting my wife's standards. And that's enough of a burden for me to carry right now....

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100? 'mini' grapfts by Latham's Hair Clinic - 1991 (Removed 50 plugs by Cooley 3/08.)
2750 FU 3/20/08 by Dr. Cooley

My Hair Loss Website - Hair Transplant with Dr. Cooley

Current regimen:
1.66 mg Proscar M-W-F
Rogaine 5% Foam - every now and then
AndroGel - once daily
Lipitor - 5 mg every other day
Weightlifting - 2x per week
Jogging - 3x per week

This reeks of a "troll"...IMO....excellent answers by all, however; you have more patience than I!

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