tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post8807111924311372568..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: 1984DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-27700140644108820022008-05-03T18:53:00.000-05:002008-05-03T18:53:00.000-05:00luke,You make some pretty broad claims.Are the red...luke,<BR/><BR/>You make some pretty broad claims.<BR/><BR/>Are the red light cameras improving safety at intersections?<BR/><BR/>There is a significant interval between the "infraction" and the "punishment." Is this effective at increasing safety or just increasing revenue.Rogue Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07598646309630074992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-25380644895712600862008-05-01T18:11:00.000-05:002008-05-01T18:11:00.000-05:00I get where you are coming from... I really do. Bu...I get where you are coming from... I really do. But......! I'm from the UK and we have plenty of cameras. We get caught speeding sometimes, and sometimes we run lights by accident. At the end of the day, though, we break the law when we do that, and we endanger people - we create a risk that we'll be putting people in the very same hospitals that you work in.<BR/><BR/>Now... For people who make Jim Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045082380076764963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-698763483459703942008-04-29T18:37:00.000-05:002008-04-29T18:37:00.000-05:00In some states giving tickets based on camera shot...In some states giving tickets based on camera shots are now forbidden as they violate presumption of innocence. After all, they assume you were driving your car and thus they are assuming you are guilty, leaving you with having to prove otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60999892053280828562008-04-29T15:08:00.000-05:002008-04-29T15:08:00.000-05:00"I love you, City of Chicago!""I love you, City of Chicago!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-11950765718135681822008-04-29T11:31:00.000-05:002008-04-29T11:31:00.000-05:00Ian - "Quality" is whatever the government deems i...Ian - <BR/><BR/>"Quality" is whatever the government deems it to be. Nothing more, nothing less.<BR/><BR/>I found myself asking another question about this traffic ticket which is analogous to P4P: will my insurance rates now be docked since this qualifies as a "moving violation?" Similarly, will a physician's outcomes information provided by the government to "consumers" of healthcare be DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-75318917927429032032008-04-29T10:20:00.000-05:002008-04-29T10:20:00.000-05:00Is P4P paying for quality or increased access for ...Is P4P paying for quality or increased access for patients? In otherwords are they basing it on customer satisfaction surveys, morbidity, infection rates, blah, blah, blah.Ian Furst https://www.blogger.com/profile/11795888117578055704noreply@blogger.com