tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post5562077614343500339..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Sebelius: Talking the Talk or Walking the Walk?DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81780211003136681852009-11-22T09:39:26.672-06:002009-11-22T09:39:26.672-06:00Where's the hope for comparative effectiveness...Where's the hope for comparative effectiveness research if our own government (Sebelius) trashes it's own agency (USPSTF)? We learned a lot last week, but nothing that creates optimism for meaningful reform. Why does new mammography guidelines start a crusade? When my colonoscopy guidelines are revised, there's barely a hiccough. See http://bit.ly/656CwPMichael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-8465662141699825242009-11-18T10:28:16.879-06:002009-11-18T10:28:16.879-06:00Point absolutely given that medical staffs are wor...Point absolutely given that medical staffs are working very hard to limit infections (Pronovost checklist - I've done a little research) And I won't object to you calling out this "liberal sound bite". How about working on the damn "death panel" sound bite? I assure you that I don't want to reduce your pay. For all of my life I haven't needed any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-37774859490777400262009-11-18T09:28:10.018-06:002009-11-18T09:28:10.018-06:00I expect that Sebelius & Co. will soon declare...I expect that Sebelius & Co. will soon declare that every adverse medical outcome and complication are now 'never events'. Then, every patient will achieve the perfect medical outcome they deserve. www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.comMichael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-7080178282261234352009-11-18T05:24:33.243-06:002009-11-18T05:24:33.243-06:00Anony 02:04 -
I understand the challenges with s...Anony 02:04 - <br /><br />I understand the challenges with speaking publically - hence why I suggested Ms. Sebelius consider more sleep, rather than to suggest "she lied!" (pun intended)<br /><br />But I think we should also call out this liberal sound bite that "hospital-based infections" are one of the reasons government won't pay doctors and hospitals. As CardioNP DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-86074858755854048012009-11-18T02:27:43.210-06:002009-11-18T02:27:43.210-06:00Dr. Wes,
I'm just a layperson but I'll co...Dr. Wes,<br /><br />I'm just a layperson but I'll confess that that ranking of infection as a cause of death was pretty shocking - even if it was way back in 2006. I'm sure glad you can assure me that those stats are improving, especially since I'm soon to have some pretty heavy duty surgery that's going to keep me in the hospital for more than a week. Hope I don't annoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23570544726015848032009-11-18T02:04:03.735-06:002009-11-18T02:04:03.735-06:00Dr Wes,
Re Sebelius quote about penalties... Don...Dr Wes,<br /><br />Re Sebelius quote about penalties... Don't you think it may be nothing more than a case of poor sentence construction and she really doesn't intend to penalize appropriate protocals. That "penalize" stuff just got garbled into the wrong place in that sentence. Happens to all of us. Think of Biden, think of Bush, think of Palin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-28118936311131711302009-11-17T20:33:43.757-06:002009-11-17T20:33:43.757-06:00Not every case of sepsis is iatrogenic...
Stay hom...Not every case of sepsis is iatrogenic...<br />Stay home, don't come to the hospital at all to avoid infections, is that ObamaCare's solution?<br />Do they propose that all MDs are on staff and paid by a facility? They appear to have no clue how health care really functions.<br />CardioNPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com