tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3265185244832147735..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Rebuttal: The NEJM's Justification of Medical "Mystery Shoppers"DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-56199745899102274292011-07-28T13:26:30.271-05:002011-07-28T13:26:30.271-05:00Sounds very familiar to me. The totally false prop...Sounds very familiar to me. The totally false propaganda that keeps circulating about a nursing shortage. There is NO nursing shortage, and there will not likely ever be. Many thousands cannot find employment. Why is this? Corporate pays-off congress and soon most of the nurses who were educated at the very top universities here, in the United States will be unable to gain employment in their ownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-43419007004333290522011-07-28T13:01:37.898-05:002011-07-28T13:01:37.898-05:00Having no access to the study protocol, there seem...Having no access to the study protocol, there seems like there are legitimate ways to get around these various concerns. <br /><br /> First off, it is not clear that the study actually intended to make an appt. for the sham patient; simply to confirm whether appts were availible and in what time frame.<br /><br />Secondly, if the above is the case, then who is potentially being adversely Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-15399321063127216622011-07-28T09:59:27.287-05:002011-07-28T09:59:27.287-05:00Funny how the govt itself regulates the oversight ...Funny how the govt itself regulates the oversight of human subject studies, which this 'survey' falls under. As an Institutional Review Board Chair I was appalled at the lack of consideration of this issue. You raise concerns for which am IRB would need to approve this 'survey'. I do not think Dr Rhodes ever took a required FDA human subject exam that all investigators are rhythm dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099786609315457194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-444824758999273252011-07-28T09:55:22.146-05:002011-07-28T09:55:22.146-05:00Touché, Dr. Wes. This 'survey' is, in my m...Touché, Dr. Wes. This 'survey' is, in my mind, as an Institutional Review Bd member and former chair, constitutes a study requiring oversight for human protection. Funny that the govt itself regulates human subject studies which determines criteria for approval and oversight.rhythm dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099786609315457194noreply@blogger.com