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Survey of AAGBI Members involved in Private Practice

Survey of AAGBI Members involved in Private Practice

1. How old are you? *This question is required.
2. How long have you been involved in private practice? *This question is required.
3. In which speciality is most of your private practice? *This question is required.
4. What best describes your working arrangements? *This question is required.
5. What has happened to your gross private practice income in the last two years? *This question is required.
6. Do you know of a consultant in your hospital who has stopped doing private practice in the last few years because he or she felt it was no longer worth it financially? *This question is required.
7. Have you ever been derecognised by a Private Medical Insurer (PMI)? *This question is required.
8. Have you ever been threatened by a PMI with derecognition? *This question is required.
9. Do you have personal knowledge of a colleague who has been derecognised by a PMI?
10. Do you have personal knowledge of a colleague who has been threatened with derecognition by PMI?
11. Have you received communication from a PMI either directly or indirectly that suggests that your fees are excessive?
12. Has a surgeon with whom you work received communication from a PMI that suggests that your fees are excessive?
13. Have you ever been told by a patient that their PMI suggested or implied that your fees are excessive?
14. As far as you know, have any of your patients ever been subjected by their PMI to a limit or "cap" on the amount of benefit they get because of the fees that you charge?
15. What best describes your private practice arrangements?
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16. Do you have a long-term (≥1 year) relationship with a particular surgeon in the private sector?
17. If you have long-term relationships with surgeons in the private sector, what would you estimate is the duration of the longest of these?
18. Do you have a formal, written, contractual relationship with a surgeon in the private sector?
19. Which of the below best describes how do you set your private fees?
20. If you set your fees in relation to the Benefit Schedule of a particular Private Medical Insurer (PMI), which PMI do you usually use?
21. How much would you bill for routine anaesthetic care for an elective patient who holds private insurance for the following procedures? For the last procedure on the list, presume you are doing the procedure. If you do not perform any of these procedures, leave the text box blank
22. Which of the following best describes how you send out most of your bills? If you have a secretary, assistant or billing agency that does this for you, choose the selection that best describes how it is done for you.
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