Doctor's consultation fee is always a controversial as some doctors fee they charges very low and that too once a week or month so provide concession to patients and few doctors feel that in era of inflation it is very hard to suffice so they write Blood & other Fluid Pathology, Radiological, Endoscopic, Cardiac, Neurological, Orthopaedic etc. investigations. They want to get commission or cut provided by diagnostic centres.
Many medicines companies provide doctors cut in form of cash or organising lunch/diner with cocktail or free registration fee or air tickets for medical conferences, seminars & meetings/get togethers for writing medicines including vaccines, diagnostic dyes, implants, stents and devices. Some doctors also get cutback by referring patients to other hospitals and doctors and many big & medium hospitals & doctors keep marketing team or agents to get patients from near…
