Comments on: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/05/over-90-percent-of-physicians-admit-to.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/05/over-90-percent-of-physicians-admit-to.html#comment-53162 Anonymous Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:57:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/05/18401.html#comment-53162 Kevin, thanks for putting this up. It's a great study out of Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons.<br/><br/>All educated folks know about the overwhelming evidence for survey/poll data from the psychology, sociology, and economics literature. This one was particularly well designed. The definitons in particular were clear and unambiguous, such that it would be impossible for the intended audience not to have understood the questions.<br/><br/>And of course this particular survey is so obviously spot on because it actually states the obvious. Walk into any ward or unit in an American hospital today and observe just twenty four hours. If you have even the medical knowledge of a 15 year old, you'd come out shocked at the sheer scale and horror of defensive medicine, the crazy, insane things that need to be done because of what the lawyers have turned American health care into. <br/><br/>They have destroyed one of the noblest things of the past 100 years - modern medicine. <br/><br/>And they don't know it. Kevin, thanks for putting this up. It’s a great study out of Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons.

All educated folks know about the overwhelming evidence for survey/poll data from the psychology, sociology, and economics literature. This one was particularly well designed. The definitons in particular were clear and unambiguous, such that it would be impossible for the intended audience not to have understood the questions.

And of course this particular survey is so obviously spot on because it actually states the obvious. Walk into any ward or unit in an American hospital today and observe just twenty four hours. If you have even the medical knowledge of a 15 year old, you’d come out shocked at the sheer scale and horror of defensive medicine, the crazy, insane things that need to be done because of what the lawyers have turned American health care into.

They have destroyed one of the noblest things of the past 100 years – modern medicine.

And they don’t know it.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2005/05/over-90-percent-of-physicians-admit-to.html#comment-53149 Anonymous Wed, 01 Jun 2005 13:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2005/05/18401.html#comment-53149 Well, this has to be among the more ridiculous studies. First, as a general rule, surveys are fairly useless foruncovering true behavior. People don't report what they do. --that's why Nielsen puts little boxes on televisions rather than send out surveys.<br/><br/>Second, the survey, itself seems badly designed. Just scanning the questions, they do not seem to put forth a clear definition of "defensive medicine"--a very vague term-- and would seem too sweep in any slightly cuastious, conservative behavior.<br/><br/>If doctors think this sort of research gives them insight into policy issues, fine. I just hope they base their diagnoses on better research. Well, this has to be among the more ridiculous studies. First, as a general rule, surveys are fairly useless foruncovering true behavior. People don’t report what they do. –that’s why Nielsen puts little boxes on televisions rather than send out surveys.

Second, the survey, itself seems badly designed. Just scanning the questions, they do not seem to put forth a clear definition of “defensive medicine”–a very vague term– and would seem too sweep in any slightly cuastious, conservative behavior.

If doctors think this sort of research gives them insight into policy issues, fine. I just hope they base their diagnoses on better research.

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