tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post114882827287325366..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Politics and the New England Journal of MedicineDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149126085942583852006-05-31T20:41:00.000-05:002006-05-31T20:41:00.000-05:00T.M. -Your insights were excellent. Perhaps the m...T.M. -<BR/>Your insights were excellent. Perhaps the most disturbing piece of the Barack/Hillary legislation is that there remains no cap on potential litigation - no doubt why lawyers likely support their bill - and the Michigan perspective certainly makes the point that there's still value to the MAJORITY of patients for liability caps.<BR/><BR/>--WesDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149122309935784882006-05-31T19:38:00.000-05:002006-05-31T19:38:00.000-05:00I thought the article was also worthy of comment, ...<A HREF="http://joustthefacts.typepad.com/joust_the_facts/2006/05/hillary_to_the_.html" REL="nofollow">I thought the article was also worthy of comment, in a similar vein.</A> I found it interesting that the program Sens. Clinton and Obama highlighted, in Michigan, took place in a state that also has caps. It is most certainly not a "pure sample."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149121208790008432006-05-31T19:20:00.000-05:002006-05-31T19:20:00.000-05:00The NEJM has long been a promoter of "progressive"...The NEJM has long been a promoter of "progressive" causes.<BR/>Back in the late 1980's, they published at least eight articles on euthanasia, all of which claimed the Netherlands had allowed this under tight regulation.<BR/>I wrote back time and again that the large range in "estimates" (from 500 to 20 000 cases a year) made it unlikely that there was any regulation, since regulation required Nancy Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910134058143426327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149102374489779052006-05-31T14:06:00.000-05:002006-05-31T14:06:00.000-05:00I believe it was the Lancet not the NEJM that did ...I believe it was the Lancet not the NEJM that did the Iraqi calculations. Although I think they were far less controversial than they ought to have been. The authors were using the standard methods of calculation that the US has itself appealed to in other conflicts, especially African ones. It's not ideal but it seems somewhat hypocritical to say it applies to every war but Iraq. And I say Clark Goblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876620613578404474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149095650402443212006-05-31T12:14:00.000-05:002006-05-31T12:14:00.000-05:00I have been sick in Mexico.I was impressed that th...I have been sick in Mexico.<BR/><BR/>I was impressed that the medicines I needed were available over the counter.<BR/><BR/>"Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize an undercover dictatorship. To restrict the art of healing to one class of men, and deny equal privilege to others, will be to constitute the Bastille of medical science. All M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149094321305017342006-05-31T11:52:00.000-05:002006-05-31T11:52:00.000-05:00Vermontaigne wrote (8:53am):Wasn't the NEJM where ...Vermontaigne wrote (8:53am):<BR/><BR/><I>Wasn't the NEJM where the speculative calculations of Iraqi civilians dead due to the war were printed?</I><BR/><BR/>No, that was <I>The Lancet.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149093962392111812006-05-31T11:46:00.000-05:002006-05-31T11:46:00.000-05:00The NEJM is a socialist rag and I stopped subscrib...The NEJM is a socialist rag and I stopped subscribing to it years ago due to its blatant leftist agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149090663748211892006-05-31T10:51:00.000-05:002006-05-31T10:51:00.000-05:00I stopped reading (and trusting) NEJM in the 1980s...I stopped reading (and trusting) NEJM in the 1980s when it jumped on the gun-control bandwagon with the thoroughly-debunked Kellerman study.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149089155048635152006-05-31T10:25:00.000-05:002006-05-31T10:25:00.000-05:00Some of these comments really show how doctors and...Some of these comments really show how doctors and nurses have become the bad guys due to our society's penchant for litigation and perfect outcomes. There's a reason we're taught to chart "like there's a lawyer sitting on your shoulder." Most of us enter the profession because of a desire to help others and we're rewarded with suspicion and lawsuits. Sigh...<BR/><BR/>The governing bodies and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149084091432596252006-05-31T09:01:00.000-05:002006-05-31T09:01:00.000-05:00The current system rewards the whiners and mostly ...The current system rewards the whiners and mostly does not compensate the overwhelming majority of victims of malpractice. Any honest physician would have to acknowledge that horrific fact. No fix worthy of the name that does not correct the problem is not a solution at all in my estimation.<BR/><BR/>Anon 8:05Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149083819486844882006-05-31T08:56:00.000-05:002006-05-31T08:56:00.000-05:00The biggest politicization of medicine is the war...The biggest politicization of medicine is the war on self medicators.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2004/09/addiction-or-self-medication.html" REL="nofollow">Addiction or Self Medication?</A><BR/><BR/>There is a lot of PTSD in America that is seriously undertreated. What is the answer to this from the medical cartel?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149083628485865592006-05-31T08:53:00.000-05:002006-05-31T08:53:00.000-05:00Oh, crap. When SciAm started employing Alan Alda ...Oh, crap. When SciAm started employing Alan Alda as the voiceover guy on their specials, I declined to resubscribe. Wasn't the NEJM where the speculative calculations of Iraqi civilians dead due to the war were printed? Do the same people who defend the bizarre methodology of that article hold out the same form of charity towards Bjorn Lomborg? Is Hillary holding out for inexpensive, Dan Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003419431016626023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149083324156987412006-05-31T08:48:00.000-05:002006-05-31T08:48:00.000-05:00Anony 08:05:Like the commander of a ship, unfortun...Anony 08:05:<BR/><BR/>Like the commander of a ship, unfortunately you'd be dragged into the litigation regarding your patient as well, even though that error was no fault of your own. Where's the incentive for you to disclose that error just so it can be tied to your Medicare reimbursement (as Pay-for-Performance initiative that CMS has implemented will do) and spend the $90K or more (on averageDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149082377053728882006-05-31T08:32:00.000-05:002006-05-31T08:32:00.000-05:00Editorial malpractice!Editorial malpractice!Real Cheap Travel Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457210598163365238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149081872286944202006-05-31T08:24:00.000-05:002006-05-31T08:24:00.000-05:00If anyone can refer, the lawyers will always refer...If anyone can refer, the lawyers will always refer, just to see what gets stirred up. There's a reason why you normally have to have standing to file a case. Justice would grind to a halt under the weight of paperwork filed by computer and judged by human beings.TM Lutashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629311360541532636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1149080748437732852006-05-31T08:05:00.000-05:002006-05-31T08:05:00.000-05:00My ideal for malpractice reform?No malpractice sui...My ideal for malpractice reform?<BR/><BR/>No malpractice suit could be filed unless precleared by a review panel to which ANYONE could refer the case. This would go a long way towards punishing gross malpractice against the poor and ignorant. Example: patient of mine died secondary to bladder rupture because the nurses failed to unclamp her foley catheter (her bladder was being irrigated) and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com