Hot Docs

No, I'm not talking about THE Doctors...although that Travis Stork is pretty good looking. I'm talking about MY doctor. My obgyn to be exact.

How did you pick your primary care doc? Is it because that's who you (and your mother, grandmother, and neighbor's cousin's great aunt) havealways gone to? Does s/he have 4.5 out of 5 stars on HealthGrades? Or, were you lazy and didn't pick a PCP so your health plan automatically assigned you to one? (damn those pesky health plans!)

I was {over}sharing with my coworkers this morning about my very first appointment with the obgyn today and took quite a bit of flack for my choice in PCPs. First, they couldn't believe that I'd never been to a specialist before, and then they gave me crap for chosing the one that I did. Apparently "hottness" is not criteria for selecting a PCP, but I beg to differ. Mind you, my entire career revolves around healthcare quality and while "hottness" is not a HEDIS (real quality measure index)  measure, it is a GINA (clever, huh?) measure.

Think about it: would you rather have a sloppy, overweight doc telling you that your BMI is a little higher than optimal, or a clean, physically fit (read: desirable looking) PCP who looks like he actually gives a damn about his own health, let alone yours.   Exactly.

So I held my chin high and went to my appointment. Generally, these poking-and-prodding type visits give me the heebie jeebies and it takes all I have to not throw up from being overly nervous,  but I have to say today wasn't bad. He had a super-nice MA and even took the time to ask me questions outside the typical "do you smoke" checklist. Maybe he was just trying to be nice because he could tell that I was nervous...sort of like how he also told me he could tell that I was a type-A perfectionist for going to the obgyn before I was actually pregnant, but at least he was trying.

Did I mention he won this year's quality award from my company, has 4.5 stars on HealthGrades, and  is pretty damn cute for a guy in his 40s?  BINGO!