tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post2129311156403121482..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Importance of Demonizing SpecialistsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-91631351352696842682014-10-30T05:14:18.268-05:002014-10-30T05:14:18.268-05:00As far as the 19000 RVU its possible of course. Yo...As far as the 19000 RVU its possible of course. You can query the publicly available Medicare data - payment for physicians. Search who is the top paid EP in your state and you will be amazed. What is fascinating is that the major source of RVU is not procedures as it is widely believed. These are very busy all around EP - seeing 10 consults per day, reading massive amounts of ECG/Holters and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-41094147291668496262014-01-23T06:41:34.488-06:002014-01-23T06:41:34.488-06:00Actually, the NYT article does state that hospital...Actually, the NYT article does state that hospital CEOs make millions of dollars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-49277539639545805882014-01-21T17:08:35.408-06:002014-01-21T17:08:35.408-06:00David -
I sent Ms. Rosenthal an email with the l...David - <br /><br />I sent Ms. Rosenthal an email with the link to this article, and have not heard from the editorial staff of the New York Times as of this time.<br />DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-75168145617075900562014-01-21T08:52:45.566-06:002014-01-21T08:52:45.566-06:00Wes, If you have not submitted this blog to the NY...Wes, If you have not submitted this blog to the NYT as an "editorial reply", you should, as your comments are on the mark. And, you have taken the trouble to break down the cause-and-effect of how we got to where we are, something the author did not really do oomprehensively. Thanks. -David Share MDDavid Share MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-24780729516177190022014-01-19T21:44:22.696-06:002014-01-19T21:44:22.696-06:00The usual NYT crap. "Doctors make too much mo...The usual NYT crap. "Doctors make too much money. In fact everyone makes too much money except government workers and journalists."<br /><br />The lobbying angle is interesting; it would have been nice if the writer had compared what doctors spent ($80 million in total) to AFSCME ($65 million), and the AFL-CIO ($22 million) and the SEIU ($18 million) but that would have required that orthodochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690691443842295090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-52856944569367982142014-01-19T14:39:37.552-06:002014-01-19T14:39:37.552-06:00Anyone remember when Michelle Obama got that job f...Anyone remember when Michelle Obama got that job from Valerie Jarrett at the University of Chicago Hospital making $350k/yr with no nights, call, weekends, liability? I didn't think so...<br /><br />1. The NYT author discusses fees for blood tests. Stark laws eliminated this nearly 20 years ago. Horrible fact checking on this egregious error.<br /><br />2. Our ambulatory cath lab Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-36502337178459021512014-01-19T12:05:04.722-06:002014-01-19T12:05:04.722-06:00Q - When will things change?
A - When Atlas shrug...Q - When will things change?<br /><br />A - When Atlas shrugs.<br /><br />If ever there was a group that could downsize their lifestyle, check out, and live a peaceful life doing something else, it should be specialists who have been practicing for 15+ years. <br /><br />All of the explaining and complaining won't fix anything. The system is too far gone.<br /><br />The powers that be have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-30235397146033126572014-01-19T11:36:48.995-06:002014-01-19T11:36:48.995-06:00The Times article was a politically motivated, fac...The Times article was a politically motivated, factually inaccurate, misguided attack on physicians. As "Medical Quack" says - if some medical specialists are only motivated by dollar signs then I guess some journalists are only motivated by readership numbers? She certainly used random anecdotes and data cherry-picking to rile up the uninformed. She'll probably be praised for all Dr. Valhttp://getbetterhealth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-69931079167823002682014-01-19T10:05:25.235-06:002014-01-19T10:05:25.235-06:00Good points made here on the quality of the data u...Good points made here on the quality of the data used for the article. This is a big deal today and I wrote about it and the rise of the "jounobot" and some of the "news content farms" that are on the rise. <br /><br />Forbes who is trying to sell their media company has a bot that writes some of their articles and they have been up front and open about it. <br /><br />Medical Quackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12443589277651479846noreply@blogger.com