tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post153821685136633998..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: SpotlightDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-34119745636585905942016-08-03T16:23:52.475-05:002016-08-03T16:23:52.475-05:00Wes, "the thought of priests caught molesting...Wes, "the thought of priests caught molesting children, the thought a non-practicing physician cartel extorting high fees from their colleagues for their personal and political gain" is wrong but accepted as status-quo. The shock-value is only that someone got caught. Churchianity's doctrine of Total Depravity--> everyone's being totally depraved. It's preached from Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-33535879057817672602016-03-08T12:31:06.106-06:002016-03-08T12:31:06.106-06:00The Pressing Need For A Free Press
The ABIM, ABMS...The Pressing Need For A Free Press<br /><br />The ABIM, ABMS, AMA, ACP, ACGME, etc, and the corrupt corporate/government cronies they serve are undermining/killing their hosts. Passive dim-minded physicians and insouciant patient populations are lining up to follow the corporate piper. The political/corporate music has us hypnotized to just walk quietly to the showers or over the cliff.<br /><br Bubernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-32742706148345795712016-03-06T16:01:01.329-06:002016-03-06T16:01:01.329-06:00Deep Concerns About the ABIMF Condo.
Were the ABI...Deep Concerns About the ABIMF Condo.<br /><br />Were the ABIM executives and officers utilizing the condo to serve personal interests and possibly political ambitions. Christine Cassel's partner Mike McCalley was paid travel expenses and provided with lodging when accompanying Cassel to Philadelphia. <br />http://www.psr.org/support/ways-to-donate/legacy-society/mccally-and-cassel.html <br />The Conservative Doctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-36380395318315788482016-03-06T15:59:30.011-06:002016-03-06T15:59:30.011-06:00The Appearance of Profligacy. A Little More About ...The Appearance of Profligacy. A Little More About Lavish Pay and Dickey's Dacha.<br /><br />When speaking about the "appearance of profligacy" of ABIM executives and officers, Robert Wachter said Richard Baron "is paid to run a large, complex organization in a swirling political environment."<br /><br />Perhaps, if the ABIM were not a political organization in the center The Conservative Doctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-24328379634286584762016-03-05T15:11:34.869-06:002016-03-05T15:11:34.869-06:00Now they are picking on the MEDICAL STUDENTS
http...Now they are picking on the MEDICAL STUDENTS<br /><br />http://www.endstep2cs.com<br /><br />What the heck is happening? They are cannibalizing our future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-91766049528575618722016-03-05T11:43:28.311-06:002016-03-05T11:43:28.311-06:00Looks like they were already sued by Philly in the...Looks like they were already sued by Philly in the early 1990s<br /><br />http://www.leagle.com/decision/1993358154PaCommw204_1332/BOARD%20OF%20REVISION%20OF%20TAXES%20v.%20ABIMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-88134886236866462572016-03-05T11:40:38.675-06:002016-03-05T11:40:38.675-06:00If the City of Philadelphia would do what the Stat...If the City of Philadelphia would do what the State of Illinois did, how much money can they recoup from the ABIM? Let's just state the ABIM's value to society and the community of Greater Philly is not much compared to a hospital.<br /><br /><br />http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160107/NEWS/312259999<br /><br />http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/07/29/Property Tax Rip Offhttp://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/07/29/UPMC-city-drop-legal-fight-over-taxes/stories/201407290183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-68354224807610227102016-03-05T11:37:04.302-06:002016-03-05T11:37:04.302-06:00Is Princeton University or the ABIM more worthy of...Is Princeton University or the ABIM more worthy of its tax exempt/non profit status?<br />Me thinks the good citizens of Philadelphia are being ripped off by Dr. Baron et al.<br /><br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2015/11/20/princeton-university-will-have-to-prove-it-deserves-property-tax-exemption/#2df8b2a29223ABIM Non Profit?!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3483761827765222272016-03-05T11:26:24.880-06:002016-03-05T11:26:24.880-06:00Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
The central agencies are inte...Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.<br />The central agencies are interested in the ABIM debacle but we have been doing it all wrong.<br /><br />We've been appealing to their sense of injustice and moral outrage. They could care less about right vs wrong as it pertains in our world. What we should have been shaping for them is just how much money they are losing because the ABIM and the ABIM Foundation Philadelphia Citizen Rip Offnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-77063061270985170772016-03-05T10:34:23.507-06:002016-03-05T10:34:23.507-06:00Wes,
Your efforts at energizing the rest of us is...Wes, <br />Your efforts at energizing the rest of us is huge but it is clear the central agencies have more pressing issues- ISIS, the Presidential Election etc. The Internet and SoMe will memorialize this narrative but our voices are drowned out by the dissonance of the constant stream of background political noise.<br /><br />ABIM and the MOC is not on their radar screen especially if Jessup Show Me the $$$noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-28209178184133540422016-03-05T10:20:44.877-06:002016-03-05T10:20:44.877-06:00In FY2015, the ABIM ran a $2.7M deficit. Keep up ...In FY2015, the ABIM ran a $2.7M deficit. Keep up the money fight. If the ABIM runs out of money and spend what they have suing doctors and dumping the $2.3M condo at a massive loss, then this smelly organization will start to lose its power. Their budget is largely from us- our fees and our willful transfer of our hard earned post tax dollars to their coffers. They have no other revenue Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-48879911972980873502016-03-05T10:15:05.057-06:002016-03-05T10:15:05.057-06:00Here are some interesting statistics.
In the next ...Here are some interesting statistics.<br />In the next twenty years, the number of Medicare enrollees will increase by about 50%.<br />In the next twenty years, due to the lowering birth rate, the Medicare tax base will shrink by about 50%.<br />In the next twenty years, the number of clinical physicians willing to put up with onerous tasks like MOC will shrink by about 25%.<br /><br />So if the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-1375965837861649412016-03-05T10:04:45.689-06:002016-03-05T10:04:45.689-06:00It is clear the ABIM will enjoy a respite while ph...It is clear the ABIM will enjoy a respite while physicians are distracted with MACRA, MIPS and APMs. The appetite of the sheep herd (aka clinical physicians) to mud wrestle with the ABIM's corrupt structure is super low. My prediction is the ABIM will continue to exist during this war of attrition. Who will blink first? The ABIM or the rest of us? <br /><br />I think it is safe to say, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-66988660681852604062016-03-05T05:18:03.596-06:002016-03-05T05:18:03.596-06:002001 Rare Award, Girls' Boys' Town to Denn...2001 Rare Award, Girls' Boys' Town to Dennis Hastert<br />http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/speaker-of-the-us-house-j-dennis-hastert-receives-national-girls-and-boys-town-award-76599252.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-54936106326069933252016-03-05T04:49:02.795-06:002016-03-05T04:49:02.795-06:00Wes, you wrote, "But for working U.S. physici...Wes, you wrote, "But for working U.S. physicians who are still strong-armed into paying into the ABMS cartel every ten years just so they can continue to do the job they love, this coercion is all too real."<br />This really bites home, but for many physicians who have more than one certification it is like a knife that cuts into the budget and takes time from patients, real study, and Doc torn apartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-88113239479331541622016-03-05T04:07:45.139-06:002016-03-05T04:07:45.139-06:00How your government works. How the ABMS/ABIM opera...How your government works. How the ABMS/ABIM operates in the context of scandal after scandal.<br /><br />Are physicians being spied on illegally by their "government"? <br /><br />Has the ABIM/ABMS utilized surveillance methods that clients agreed to? Or has the ABIM violated its clients civil rights and privacy? <br /><br />Is the ABIM/ABMS a regulatory agency with powers to surveil Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-5389271030471030792016-03-04T14:55:02.880-06:002016-03-04T14:55:02.880-06:00Dr. Fisher,
Below is a link to what I consider to ...Dr. Fisher,<br />Below is a link to what I consider to be an award winning documentary that did not air also. I'm sorry that your efforts failed to persuade CNBC from running with your story about the ABMS. Sometimes it is not censorship but fear that dissuades. In the following case - link below - it is both fear and censorship and even the destruction of evidence and possible murder of sorrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3578198303567302182016-03-03T15:35:06.096-06:002016-03-03T15:35:06.096-06:00Persistent reality is very well captured in the re...Persistent reality is very well captured in the remarkable synopsis above - all of it! <br />"These government agencies aren't affected by the cost/benefit business realities of media outlets like CNBC. Their ultimate mission is to protect the public interest, regardless of their thoughts about the specific concerns for practicing physicians and for this reason that is where the real Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-48693815349276342222016-03-03T06:01:58.639-06:002016-03-03T06:01:58.639-06:00"As it dont happen" above accurately cap..."As it dont happen" above accurately captures the disappointment many are experiencing the loss of bringing this important information on the ABIM debacle to a wider audience. I can appreciate at some level for a commercial interest like CNBC, this comes down to a cold business decision: Will the added audience interest and potential increase in viewer share offset the expected blowbackEd Ricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594005925360252636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57041441207742688662016-03-03T02:17:57.772-06:002016-03-03T02:17:57.772-06:00Question: What do you want to be when you grow up?...Question: What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor, reporter or an highly paid corporate bureaucrat?<br /><br />So, what else did we miss recently on the mainstream media news? A CNBC documentary on the ABMS not allowed to air--featuring Dr. Wes "anti-regulatory capture" Fisher, ABIM CEO Rich "we got it wrong" Baron and ABMS chief Lois "more varied sources of MOCAs it don't happennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-73083410995366336742016-03-02T12:15:09.472-06:002016-03-02T12:15:09.472-06:00The leadership of the ABMS, ACGME, ABIM, ACP, AMA,...The leadership of the ABMS, ACGME, ABIM, ACP, AMA, and NQF are hiding behind masks of respectability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-30059964825239028352016-03-02T05:15:11.728-06:002016-03-02T05:15:11.728-06:00http://deadspin.com/5859802/past-and-present-board...http://deadspin.com/5859802/past-and-present-board-members-of-the-second-mile-gave-a-combined-20178364-to-gov-corbetts-2010-campaign<br /><br />https://philanthropy.com/article/Second-Mile-Leaders-Knew-/156369<br /><br />http://hughbradyconrad.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-dennis-hastert-another-jerry-sandusky.html<br /><br />http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/28/prnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-15230316543083804782016-03-02T05:13:49.017-06:002016-03-02T05:13:49.017-06:00It is a steep uphill climb at first in the quest f...It is a steep uphill climb at first in the quest for investigative facts that can lead a reporter to understanding something as convoluted as a church's sex scandal, a boy's club that pimps the very child it vows to protect, or a quality assessment organization that preaches ethics while having none and surveils the internet for cheaters when they themselves are the cheaters and felons. <prnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-8620871942215118102016-03-01T18:15:29.805-06:002016-03-01T18:15:29.805-06:00As stated ,, Dr. Wes -- please keep up,the good fi...As stated ,, Dr. Wes -- please keep up,the good fight ! Spotlight film was years ,,, in the making ! As stated before -- patients need to be 'activated' ,,,by docs ! Talk to your patients - hand out web cite contacts . Ask for help ! The kitchen table talk on why this is important to them , their families ! Not just a doctor story -- it Is a patient care story ! Convert the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-87797813249229252212016-03-01T15:43:23.171-06:002016-03-01T15:43:23.171-06:00The Truth Always Takes The Moral High Ground
Ther...The Truth Always Takes The Moral High Ground<br /><br />There are a great number of high ranking states-persons, journalists and editors who share your disappointment and frustration with our media and legal institutions. <br />However, the good news is social media documents a steady growing number of informed readers listening to your message and well-researched reporting. <br /><br />The Poor Richard's Almanacnoreply@blogger.com