tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post210008127985945416..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Looking in the MirrorDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-36961916128728257602008-04-03T11:29:00.000-05:002008-04-03T11:29:00.000-05:00"Involve patients as partners in their own healthc..."Involve patients as partners in their own healthcare" is insurancesse for "You pay us for coverage, but we shift the burden to cover your medical costs back to you, because everyone knows your illness is all a lifestyle choice."Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-10795050583126875642008-04-02T17:35:00.000-05:002008-04-02T17:35:00.000-05:00Ian - Thanks for your thought-provoking comments. ...Ian - <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your thought-provoking comments. While the conflicts as you suggest are indeed pervasive, the costs involved to our healthcare for such grandiose marketing displays and advertising continue to cost someone, somewhere handsomely. While our capitalist ideals have forwarded remarkable innovation and marketing helps pay for that innovation, eventually, these costs trickleDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-61433871950683688092008-04-02T12:46:00.000-05:002008-04-02T12:46:00.000-05:00All well and good Wes but where does the disentang...All well and good Wes but where does the disentanglement start and finish? Do I still get some really good Chinese food at rounds? What about a round of golf from a supplier? Let's take it a step further -- when a GP and specialist are in a shared practice where does the referral for specialist care go? By definition, two practitioners can't have a conflict of interest in the eyes of our Ian Furst https://www.blogger.com/profile/11795888117578055704noreply@blogger.com