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Re: two-fers and three-fers

I think what's awkward about this sort of encounter is the professional is
embarrassed to explicitly remind the parent that this is a professional
encounter, but feels compelled to do so.

In truth, it would be wormy to say, "Well, I'll look but I'll have to
charge you."  So I say, "Sure, let's have my nurse get his/her chart and a
'visit slip' (I don't say 'billing slip') and when we've got everything
ready, I'll come take a look."  I go see scheduled patients and come back
when the charts are ready to go.

I think this puts the onus back on the parent, where it belongs (since the
parent is in effect asking you to drop everything, forget your scheduled
patients, and not receive any compensation whatsoever).