tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post5000517659223676127..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Doctors' Not-So-Social Social MediaDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-57589157404662571492016-08-28T04:57:53.620-05:002016-08-28T04:57:53.620-05:00Kaiser Permanente does not employ the physicians t...Kaiser Permanente does not employ the physicians that provide the patient care to Kaiser members. The physicians are shareholders or partners in the regional medical groups that are contracted with Kaiser Permanente to provide the physician services. The above quote implying restrictions on free speech by Kaiser employees does not apply to me as a "Kaiser doctor" - I work for The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-34277401358179717002011-08-06T02:02:01.383-05:002011-08-06T02:02:01.383-05:00more dark box?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZ...more dark box?<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZQLYpExEc&feature=related<br /><br />-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-40679256833470070772011-04-29T10:55:39.280-05:002011-04-29T10:55:39.280-05:00Sadly, many young physicians really want to be emp...Sadly, many young physicians really want to be employed. While I understand their desire (for financial and lifestyle reasons), they seldom realize that little things like free speech will be potentially impacted by their employee status. Of course, college speech codes are such a part of their lives that maybe the restriction only bothers doctors who remember the meaning of the First Amendment!Edwin Leap, MDhttp://www.edwinleap.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-56847793310957931442011-04-15T18:11:20.343-05:002011-04-15T18:11:20.343-05:00Dr. Wes,
Isn't it ironic that the political p...Dr. Wes,<br /><br />Isn't it ironic that the political party that espouses the depravity of large corporations is destroying the cottage industry of doctoring and enabling the hostile takeover now seen in medicine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-16857483706003345182011-04-15T15:33:49.458-05:002011-04-15T15:33:49.458-05:00of topic, but consider discussing "eprescribe...of topic, but consider discussing "eprescribe" and how it tied to medicare reimbursement. Yet many mail pharmacies don't except it, we can't do it for the VA patients, and we can no longer write prescriptions or we risk losing 1.5% of our medicare reimbursement -- and as far as I know there is no data to suggest it saves money (other than reducing physician reimbursement) or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-17694339197932004742011-04-15T13:00:09.373-05:002011-04-15T13:00:09.373-05:00Wes,
My whole point regarding the continuing tren...Wes,<br /><br />My whole point regarding the continuing trend of employment of physicians by large medical institutions and the freedom of the medical community to express their views. Once this evolves to the next level, the values and morals of the physician community will become those of the corporate community. And in some cases, in conflict with the Hippocratic oath. Which are we to ascribeKeithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-61734912594438088582011-04-15T10:42:14.781-05:002011-04-15T10:42:14.781-05:00I have lived a great life... I would like to live ...I have lived a great life... I would like to live a bit more of course but I no longer look upon my doctors as friends and with my best interest at heart. I see them as robots programmed to do what they can to further the needs of their masters and keep the profits flowing. I once thought to arrive at the ER with ATM written in lipstick on my forehead but then decided I was really asking for Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662599544587260772noreply@blogger.com