tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post478319192332523026..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Council of Medical Specialty Societies Weigh In on Their Vision for MOCDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-63399241107383031552019-01-24T11:09:15.027-06:002019-01-24T11:09:15.027-06:00For those unfamiliar with the economics of the boa...For those unfamiliar with the economics of the boards take a look at https://escholarship.org/uc/item/02p697p4<br />To get a sense of how wealthy the boards, individually and in aggregate, have become.Cyberdermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892861333287387580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-84301237868671835702019-01-23T14:43:52.955-06:002019-01-23T14:43:52.955-06:00The National Academy of Sciences Human Rights Comm...The National Academy of Sciences Human Rights Committee has adapted the following:<br /><br />"INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS<br />Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966<br />entry into force 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27"<br /><br />Everyone should read this Covenant. It becomes clear after reading it that Committee on Human Rightshttp://www7.nationalacademies.org/humanrights/CHR_052459.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-67489970500934580722019-01-23T13:43:48.133-06:002019-01-23T13:43:48.133-06:00"Answering the call" for the patient or ..."Answering the call" for the patient or for special interests and select investment groups?<br /><br />Christine Cassel<br />UCSF Presidential Chair for 2018-19<br /><br />Public service<br /><br />Humanist or globalist corporate agenda? Conflicts of interest may provide the answer.<br />http://www7.nationalacademies.org/humanrights/CHR_161625.htmNQF Stakeholders (ABIM Alumns Following Da Money?)http://www.cvent.com/events/2019-national-quality-forum-annual-conference-answering-the-call-results-that-matter-in-quality-and-/speakers-a145e92db6d04fd28ec370c8ce8d5afc.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-24815433510753589762019-01-23T13:06:42.602-06:002019-01-23T13:06:42.602-06:00Who's steering/running the ship?Who's steering/running the ship?"Stakeholders"http://www.qualityforum.org/Home.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-90304417601335490862019-01-22T16:33:47.698-06:002019-01-22T16:33:47.698-06:00Corporate Lobbying In Secret (with a partisan plat...Corporate Lobbying In Secret (with a partisan platform?) <br /><br />If I were to name the lawsuits against the ABIM and ABMS, I'd call them many things, but this one fits tem for sure. <br /><br />"Patients and Physicians Rights versus the 'Monopolist Non-Profiteers'." <br /><br />Those tax-enhanced franchises under the ABMS umbrella, along with their cunning executives areMonopolist Non-Profiteers (raking in the money tax free)http://drwes.blogspot.com/2016/05/abim-foundation-moves-assets-offshore.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-83324469784793165882019-01-22T16:15:24.821-06:002019-01-22T16:15:24.821-06:00What to do with a monopolistic corporation that th...What to do with a monopolistic corporation that thinks anti-trust laws just don't apply to them?<br /><br />How about fair hiring practices? The ABIM (a de facto Political Action Committe/Lobbying Firm for the Democrat Party) has not hired any Republicans in the history of the organizations. And only one "non-partisan" double felon that never existed on their tax forms and whose The Monoplists (Non-Profiteers)https://www.ballardspahr.com/en/alertspublications/legalalerts/2018-10-30-employer-beware-doj-ftc-mean-business-with-enhanced-antitrust-enforcement-efforts.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-21493726682688542002019-01-22T14:44:07.769-06:002019-01-22T14:44:07.769-06:00"If You Are Full of BS"
"The moral..."If You Are Full of BS"<br /><br />"The moral of the story is, if you are full of BS it can get you to the top, but it will never keep you there." (Stanford had protection and was well connected, but just no enough of it to keep him out of prison.)<br /><br />- Allen Stanford (Ponzi Schemer sentenced to 110 years in a federal prison.)<br /><br />Classic conflicts of interest BS in Ethics (A tale of two morals.)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Stanfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-41484358203767091162019-01-22T13:46:13.163-06:002019-01-22T13:46:13.163-06:00The Suspension of the Patients' Bill of Rights...The Suspension of the Patients' Bill of Rights<br /><br />There are no rational justifications for onerous MOCĀ® mandates and MOCĀ® money demands.<br /><br />MOC can be summed up as an unfair manipulation of the professional medical labor force (hard working physicians) coerced into paying for their own burnout and ultimate demise. <br /><br />Billion dollar Ponzi scheme<br /><br />$ Billions The Demise of Patient/Physician Autonomyhttps://globalnews.ca/news/2485794/the-biggest-ponzi-schemes-stanford-vs-madoff/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-2888635989208987402019-01-22T02:45:00.496-06:002019-01-22T02:45:00.496-06:00The United States does not need MOC, but the ABIM/...The United States does not need MOC, but the ABIM/ABMS needs the money. Boycott MOC! <br /><br />Pearson Plc has a history of lobbying in America pushing for lucrative high stakes testing. How much have they profited by pushing MOC in America when no other country on earth is buying it! MOC is an onerous royalty tax pocketed by rich elites. MOC is big green fodder for the likes of Pearson Plc/Greening of Pearson UK with American MOC Dollarshttps://www.pearson.com/corporate/news/media/news-announcements/2018/07/pearson-2018-half-year-results.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-26806751956444299362019-01-17T18:26:51.069-06:002019-01-17T18:26:51.069-06:00$5 Billion Strategy& Equity Fund
UCSF Investm...$5 Billion Strategy& Equity Fund<br /><br />UCSF Investment Company (Foundation)<br />http://ucsfinvestco.org/<br /><br />Investment Company Board<br />http://ucsfinvestco.org/leadership.html<br />UCSF State of the Union Addresshttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2017/10/408826/chancellor-announces-5b-campaign-build-ucsfs-future-2017-state-universitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-68482942738915771072019-01-16T20:20:48.069-06:002019-01-16T20:20:48.069-06:00Baby steps. It's a start at the very least. (N...Baby steps. It's a start at the very least. (Nice touch with the " grandmother's" inclusion).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-58979154223796063582019-01-16T02:29:05.838-06:002019-01-16T02:29:05.838-06:00The Vision Commission is a diversion drawing atten...The Vision Commission is a diversion drawing attention away from the "ABMS MOC EXCHANGE". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-71035997004609237912019-01-15T19:28:31.550-06:002019-01-15T19:28:31.550-06:00I hope this blog post makes it to the vision for A...I hope this blog post makes it to the vision for ABMS response for them to read. I saw Roxie Albrecht on the commission. I hope she remains the no non sense tough surgeon at Oklahoma when I trained there when it comes to this vision statement. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57738396321907742842019-01-15T18:15:34.567-06:002019-01-15T18:15:34.567-06:00One would have hoped for more courageous leadershi...One would have hoped for more courageous leadership from the medical specialty societies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com