tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post851314468401143945..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: TeamHealth: Medicine's "Big Short"DrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60685233278269880992017-03-15T05:08:20.547-05:002017-03-15T05:08:20.547-05:00Most disturbing about Bob Wachter and the Departme...Most disturbing about Bob Wachter and the Department of Justice investigation. He clearly lied about what he knew and when he knew it. Bob let himself down more than a few times by not listening to that inner voice inside. <br /><br />But what about Dr. Wachter's employer, the University of California. Didn't UCSF get money directly from IPC Health for administering Dr. Wachter's IPC Singer of praises: Ignoring allegations of Medicare fraud for a fistful of money!http://blogs.hospitalmedicine.org/Blog/leaders-and-leadership-in-hospital-medicine-the-story-behind-the-ipc-ucsf-fellowship/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-34282191012265075992017-03-13T04:50:19.512-05:002017-03-13T04:50:19.512-05:00What does non-pecuniary mean as stated in the ABIM...What does non-pecuniary mean as stated in the ABIM's 1936 bylaws? The organization was intended to be offering a voluntary lifetime certificate and the board and officers had term limits and worked for free.<br /><br />How far has the ABIM fallen from its intended purpose and 50-year mission.<br /><br />Harry Kimball the President of the ABIM when he retired walked out the door with $1.26 Voluntary certification with volunteer officers and board.https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/390866228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-85957395796928985762017-03-12T17:00:40.319-05:002017-03-12T17:00:40.319-05:00Do you mean the ABIM's "queen of mean&quo...Do you mean the ABIM's "queen of mean" and the "Kaiser Medical Palace's" new founding "dean"?<br /><br />If so, that would infer that Dr. Cassel and other ABMS executives abused their organizations' non-profit status and tax boons for growing personal wealth and gaining power by means of extortion and evading federal, state and local income taxes.<br /><Mindyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leona_Helmsleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-2041355180286710012017-03-09T21:06:31.842-06:002017-03-09T21:06:31.842-06:00Don't you know? MOC is only for the "litt...Don't you know? MOC is only for the "little people". <br />Christine "Leona Helmsley" Cassel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3343649712847449092017-03-09T17:40:04.288-06:002017-03-09T17:40:04.288-06:00Just the facts, Ma'am.
"Have you ever w...Just the facts, Ma'am. <br /><br />"Have you ever watched invested money pour out of your financial accounts like fine sand running through the gaping fingers of your hands." The ABIM lost big money in more than two investment accounts with the dot.com bubble. They watched the sand pouring through their fingers as the political and economic conditions changed at the beginning of theThe ABIM's Official ABMS Handbook on Racketeering, Money Laundering and Extortionhttp://drwes.blogspot.com/2016/06/maintenance-of-certification-medicines.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-11111966026271549272017-03-09T16:36:20.496-06:002017-03-09T16:36:20.496-06:00We have caught the ABIM in a series of robust lies...We have caught the ABIM in a series of robust lies. We have learned of their financial obfuscation, etc. For example, it has been pointed out here about the secretive creation of the ABIM Foundation, its wrong date of registration, false place of domicile written repeatedly on IRS forms. We know of the pattern of lying about lobbying, and the list goes on--so many things falsely documented. Why? ABMS' Untold Story: Catching the ABIM's Lies As They Flyhttp://drwes.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-abim-foundation-choosing-wisely-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-59852569511278117482017-03-09T13:22:40.914-06:002017-03-09T13:22:40.914-06:00No thinking physician in the US (or anywhere in th...No thinking physician in the US (or anywhere in the world) believes that ABMS MOC has any merit or real educational value. But yet MOC is required by insurers and employers if you want to work. Why?A Conspiracy to Commit Fraud?http://drwes.blogspot.com/2016/09/who-makes-insurance-companies-require.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-8920524025761165332017-03-09T12:58:00.745-06:002017-03-09T12:58:00.745-06:00The Founder of the American Board of Internal Medi...The Founder of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation is not KEEPING UP!<br /><br />Christine K Cassel, former CEO/President of the ABIM and ABIMF, does not participate in MOC. <br /><br />Dr. Cassel, an ACP Master, is now the FOUNDING DEAN of the new Kaiser Permanente Medical School. <br /><br />According to the ABMS Verification Service Christine Cassel is "certified" in ABMS MOC: Verifying the Real Valuehttp://www.abim.org/verify-physician/Cassel-Christine-GOlLbTbsOeE=.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-64413749942839358692017-03-07T05:32:09.437-06:002017-03-07T05:32:09.437-06:00Speaking of San Francisco . . . debt-strapped, out...Speaking of San Francisco . . . debt-strapped, outmaneuvered and needing a cash infusion<br /><br />McKesson and Change Healthcare --formerly Emdeon--(WebMD) will merge seeking megabucks from the public (in an IPO) after blowing it in the UK markets<br /><br />You (we)just need more time and money says Bob Wachter on UK's NHS EHR implementation plans<br />https://www.gov.uk/government/What about the "digital doctor" and the NHS spending spree for EHRhttp://histalk2.com/2016/06/28/news-62916/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-82143189468120485072017-03-05T14:34:44.340-06:002017-03-05T14:34:44.340-06:00Sorry, the combined McKesson-Change Healthcare uni...Sorry, the combined McKesson-Change Healthcare unit will have anticipated annual revenue of $3.4 BILLION. Ed Ricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594005925360252636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-28184727430592007132017-03-05T14:31:48.559-06:002017-03-05T14:31:48.559-06:00And for the next financial coincidence, McKesson w...And for the next financial coincidence, McKesson will merge their IT business with Blackstone Group-owned Change Healthcare to form a $3.4MM business with plan for IPO. These guys make Iowa-to-Pennsylvania cash laundering look like child's play. Ed Ricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594005925360252636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60627543144549977202017-03-05T00:38:15.245-06:002017-03-05T00:38:15.245-06:00This DOJ whistleblower lawsuit was neutered by a C...This DOJ whistleblower lawsuit was neutered by a Chicago judge rendering its scope limited to seven states, which essentially suppressed a nationwide discovery process to find similar systematic up-coding by IPC hospitalists in other regions. The case did not investigate nor did it address any alleged harm to patients (increases in morbidity/death) caused by IPC during the seven year period in Remembering San Antoniohttp://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/reliance-on-high-tech-and-high-turnover-leading-to-lawsuits-in-hospitalist-heavy-san-antonio/Content?oid=2241324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-52793640633549278912017-03-04T23:53:02.276-06:002017-03-04T23:53:02.276-06:00One hand washes another BobOne hand washes another BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-13381196543670573472017-03-04T22:19:41.904-06:002017-03-04T22:19:41.904-06:00Sounds like they shorted safety too.Sounds like they shorted safety too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60497473574962858382017-03-04T21:34:46.187-06:002017-03-04T21:34:46.187-06:00I looked at the SEC filings for Wachter's comp...I looked at the SEC filings for Wachter's company IPC, the Hospitalist. The amount of money that executives and board made was gross. And a lot of their personal wealth depended on production bonuses paid in cash and shares of stock. The executives and Bob Wachter's "safety committees" trained and incentivised the hosptitalists to get the most productivity out of their day. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-83897091756266735302017-03-04T21:18:59.844-06:002017-03-04T21:18:59.844-06:00To be long on MOC is to be short on love.To be long on MOC is to be short on love.Thank you very much!http://drwes.blogspot.com/2016/08/american-college-of-physicians-stands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com