tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3621149550466076291..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Schooling DoctorsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-53018096632503951042010-11-11T20:18:26.790-06:002010-11-11T20:18:26.790-06:00Let us know when you will be on Oprah.Let us know when you will be on Oprah.Gary M. Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205704913440150198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-27948694275129628982010-11-10T21:43:04.257-06:002010-11-10T21:43:04.257-06:00I've gotten fed up with our local prestigious ...I've gotten fed up with our local prestigious tertiary medical center affiliated w/ a med school. Even with FFS/PPO insurance, getting care via them makes you a de facto HMO patient due to all the regulatory oversight by the administration. Asked the chief of medicine to recommend an independent internist in private practice since I was tired of the rules and regs as a <i>patient</i>. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-91016638923059869052010-11-10T16:10:48.932-06:002010-11-10T16:10:48.932-06:00Gil-
However, if we step back from our fear over ...Gil-<br /><br /><i>However, if we step back from our fear over losing control, and return to truly caring for the patient, listening to the patient, advocating for the patient, then we may just find a job that is rewarding in ways that money cannot buy.</i><br /><br />Nicely said. But we cannot just do charity care either. Money at some reasonable level, will be still be needed to reward peopleDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71644238114931702342010-11-10T13:17:08.339-06:002010-11-10T13:17:08.339-06:00When I look at the way physicians have been bought...When I look at the way physicians have been bought and sold over the last 20 years, I am not at all surprised by the concerns raised in the post.<br /><br />Physicians killed the insurance 'golden goose' in the 1970s with the greed of a small percentage who realized that insurance was paying what was billed, and billed accordingly.<br /><br />Physicians killed the HMO efforts in the 1980sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457841428882914244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-76681273759153086032010-11-10T11:39:05.555-06:002010-11-10T11:39:05.555-06:00Dr V-
re: couch jumping on Oprah-
For you, Bryan...Dr V-<br /><br />re: couch jumping on Oprah-<br /><br />For you, Bryan, anything...DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-90089739964328742902010-11-10T11:02:04.794-06:002010-11-10T11:02:04.794-06:00Corporate structure and presumed leadership rule t...Corporate structure and presumed leadership rule the day. CEO's and medical leaders (I use this term loosely) are the ones collecting most of the loot and physicians have been willing sheep to go to work for these ever enlarging medical organizations. The good aspects are organizations that are poised to coordinate care and work as a team, and that have the capital (built up from the good Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-76705655860292065972010-11-10T10:25:51.661-06:002010-11-10T10:25:51.661-06:00So much talk about patient empowerment. Little co...So much talk about patient empowerment. Little concern for doctor empowerment. Gregg Masters didn't have bad intentions with his comment, however. <br /><br />Long before you and I were at the bedside, Wes, the medical community lost its voice. Big discussion but I think that's alot of it. <br /><br />Thanks for the interesting follow up to my post. And congrats on your Oprah DrVhttp://33charts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-46222822121528293792010-11-10T08:00:20.316-06:002010-11-10T08:00:20.316-06:00Not too long ago after an ablation my ICD fired 12...Not too long ago after an ablation my ICD fired 12 times in 15 minutes leaving me thinking I would die. It was a error in judgement as to the setting threshold of 150 by a prior EP that slipped through the crack. After the 3rd shock I call 911 and when they arrived everyone thought it wise to hit the ER. I was given a bolus of Cardizem and my HR began to drop... I was not in A fib. At theDennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662599544587260772noreply@blogger.com