I agree. I, by the way, graduated first ahead of Leslie. Totally kidding, she is much younger than I.
There are certain reasons why we think the way we do. I think it is difficult for a specialist to not think, "Well they need us and we do not need them." That would be true in a competitive market, but I cannot afford to alienate some specialists. I have written many letters that never got sent.
I did send a letter to one specialist who kept telling the mother of my patient that she would do this or that to his meds that she wasn't managing leading to the mother always telling me that. That was frustrating.
One good thing about specialists is when I get told by my staff that he or she is on the phone, I can get coffee before I answer it. I used to run out thinking I was keeping the almighty specialist from his or her patients, but then I realized it was his receptionist waiting. The ED does the same thing.
