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...Firmon E. Hardenbergh, chief of opthalmology, says that when he came to UHS in 1989, he successfully lobbied for the elimination of a $10 charge on all visits to the eye clinic. But this year, the UHS administration imposed a $20 fee for "routine eye examinations and contact lens evaluations/refittings," according to a memorandum written last fall by Thompson...
...before adding the new fee for the eye exams, administrators forgot to tell their chief opthalmologist, Hardenbergh...
Such involvement by salaried doctors helps control costs. "My predecessor did not operate," says Hardenbergh. "But I'm doing much of the major surgery. That's a savings because I'm on salary...
There may be more changes. The chief of surgery who will replace Brooks, a part-time employee, will work full-time at UHS. And Hardenbergh says UHS may develop an ambulatory surgery center inside the health service...
...feeling is there may be sufficient interest to support that," says Hardenbergh. "The decision for that would be based on anticipated volume...