tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3741434179575053529..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: When The Doctor's Always InDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-51540332884298656062010-08-09T13:44:06.384-05:002010-08-09T13:44:06.384-05:00There are two different issues, surely. One of the...There are two different issues, surely. One of them is whether immediate medical advice via e-mail is a good thing. The other is, whether it should cost money.<br /><br />My answer is yes and yes. A long time ago I paid a lot of money for a ER visit as a new parent because I had no way to ask a simple question and there was no other out-of-hours assistance available to me. A simple e-mail of &clobberednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-85326412393568469142010-08-09T13:35:33.086-05:002010-08-09T13:35:33.086-05:00Very nice post. I have to agree. Everyone needs th...Very nice post. I have to agree. Everyone needs their private space and private life.BobbyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807934795994985233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62913624933622547722010-08-09T05:49:42.385-05:002010-08-09T05:49:42.385-05:00Hi Dr. Wes
One of the things that I love about th...Hi Dr. Wes<br /><br />One of the things that I love about the telepsychiatry job that I started in February 2010 is that when I am "on", I am fully and completely available to anyone in the state in our established network who needs mental health assessment and treatment at ANY time. This usually means during an eight or sixteen hour shift. A positive byproduct of that kind of job for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-90905539037699822612010-08-08T11:15:45.317-05:002010-08-08T11:15:45.317-05:00Thanks for pointing out what is obviously a very i...Thanks for pointing out what is obviously a very important and critical issue. <br /><br />I was thinking about this in the context of other professions, and I can think of many instances (i-banking, consulting, running your own business, etc.) where people's businesses dominate time outside regular business hours and are often secondary to clients'/supervisors' demands. <br /><br />Emily Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168141254746939283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62101628369313884652010-08-07T22:31:01.844-05:002010-08-07T22:31:01.844-05:00While this is a critical issue, I think it's o...While this is a critical issue, I think it's one that might (hopefully!) become dated. <br /><br />Exhibit A: http://newmed.media.mit.edu/. My buddy John gets to play all day with other doctors, developers, academics, engineers etc. creating the technology that will, as they say, catalyze a revolution in human health. Implicit there is the revolution that will happen in care delivery--a majorBeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035292276149580527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-10513654986079912912010-08-07T17:34:36.318-05:002010-08-07T17:34:36.318-05:00Dr. West as always some very good and real points,...Dr. West as always some very good and real points, things that others don't always think about. Being on call today with technology has taken on a new look for sure. <br /><br />For one, there's a lot more to be on call about too as we have more knowledge, diagnoses processes, treatments an so on, not to mention so many more ways to get in touch.<br /><br />As the part time half of a Medical Quackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12443589277651479846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-25954314623876311052010-08-07T16:57:26.489-05:002010-08-07T16:57:26.489-05:00Very good post, as always. And well understood! I ...Very good post, as always. And well understood! I wish there were more patients sympathetic to doctor's lives. I admit that I can be an obnoxious one to my doctor at times, and I feel very bad when I do. I can be very apologetic. I wish there would be more I could do to help my doctor with his work! I would gratefully take any task to make his job easier. I haven't worked in healthcare padschicagohttp://padschicago.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-27427546791968582112010-08-07T16:21:52.343-05:002010-08-07T16:21:52.343-05:00Wes. This is a critical issue that's never ne...Wes. This is a critical issue that's never never really seen the light of day. SoMe has brought this to light with the belief that "now we'll be talking with our doctors all the time." And when questions are raised, the medical community is indicted for greed.<br /><br />I'm going to chew on this some more since I have alot of thoughts. I'll make a formal post and DrVhttp://33charts.comnoreply@blogger.com