tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post8294615936185013929..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: How It's SpunDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-15679842183564733882010-11-17T13:07:44.491-06:002010-11-17T13:07:44.491-06:00I'm one of the patients that had an adverse ev...I'm one of the patients that had an adverse event. While recuperating in an assisted care facility (paid by Medicare) I was overdosed on warfarin - INR was at 9. I was ready to be discharged but had to stay 4 more days before my levels got down to the acceptable levels. They had the testing ability right there, but the doc orders didn't call for it. What a waste of money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-87828398315892494712010-11-16T13:21:01.675-06:002010-11-16T13:21:01.675-06:00"The most frequent problems classified as adv..."The most frequent problems classified as adverse events, it said, were those related to medication, like excessive bleeding, followed by those related to patient care, like intravenous fluid overload"<br /><br />What in the name of god? Now "IV fluid overload" is an adverse event? To quote a salty old ICU attending, "nobody ever died of peripheral edema but they've Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-44381634356681799812010-11-16T13:06:59.042-06:002010-11-16T13:06:59.042-06:00Dr. Wes,
Now how about using your same talents to...Dr. Wes,<br /><br />Now how about using your same talents to do a positive spin on health care reform. THAT would be a pleasant change of pace!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-4598458886180228002010-11-16T12:39:52.394-06:002010-11-16T12:39:52.394-06:00Dr. Berwick makes what all our great and powerful ...Dr. Berwick makes what all our great and powerful leaders make for their amazing abilities and talents (regardless of whether their performance is measurably good or not).<br /><br />What we truly need is quality control for hospital, corporate, and other non profit leaders to benchmark their jobs and provide them with the proper incentives.<br />Maybe you could devise a set of parameters on Keithnoreply@blogger.com