Bill Frist joins the medical blogosphere

July 18, 2006

It’s called MedicalMatters.org:

MedicalMatters.org is a special project of Senator Bill Frist’Â’s leadership committee, VOLPAC. Senator Frist will regularly blog. MedicalMatters will also feature many regular bloggers as well as some high profile guest bloggers engaging in a discussion of health care issues.

America’Â’s health care system faces many challenges as we enter into the 21st century. MedicalMatters goal is to provide a forum for health care professionals, consumers, doctors, nurses, etc. to interact with one another and discuss these challenges in a civil and thoughtful way.

We hope you will participate and check back frequently.

(via Instapundit)

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{ 11 comments }

1 Anonymous July 18, 2006 at 4:09 pm: This is the same “doctor” who diagnosed Terri Schiavo’s condition via video footage, right?

It is shameful that this charlatan who places politics ahead of medicine is still allowed to call himself a physician.
2 RJS July 18, 2006 at 8:05 pm: I hate to sound like a techie elitist, but without RSS, I won’t be reading their blog/PR outlet.
3 Anonymous July 18, 2006 at 8:37 pm: So how is it that the “expert” physicians who proclaimed that Terri Shiavo retained executive function are still allowed to practice? Either one can accruately diagnose or can’t. For the set of providers that were so wrong on their diagnosis and prognosis of Ms. Schiavo (given the condition of her brain as per the autopsy report)… one has to wonder about their ability to practice the art of medicine.
4 Stephen Smith, VOLPAC July 18, 2006 at 9:45 pm: Thanks for the link, Kevin. And, RJS, we should have RSS set up within the next few days.
5 Anonymous July 18, 2006 at 10:22 pm: At least Bill Frist isn’t in the back pocket of the ATLA, AKA “sodomites” PAC (Can anyone spell H-I-L-L-A-R-Y?)
6 Anonymous July 19, 2006 at 6:39 am: “given the condition of her brain as per the autopsy report)…”

Because they were not pathologists. When we slice open your brain we will know what your pathology is.
7 Lisa G July 19, 2006 at 9:55 am: BillFRist??? give me a friggin break.
8 Anonymous July 19, 2006 at 12:15 pm: Does he really represent health care professionals? His family has made millions representing health care insurers.
9 RJS July 19, 2006 at 2:30 pm: Stephen, just an FYI — bloggers and those that follow blogs, absolutely abhor blogs being used as a PR mouthpiece. They can be that, but they need to be MORE than that.

Otherwise you’ll get roasted alive in your comments, which will really detract from what you’re trying to do.

(See the recent Dell blog fiasco for what I mean.)
10 Anonymous July 19, 2006 at 3:32 pm: Anon 7:39

Not having the pathology reports in an a priori manner did not stop the “experts” from opining regarding the condition and rehabilitation potential of Ms. Schiavo. Either they can accruately interpret the existing non-invasive diagnostic data or they can’t. If can’t or wouldn’t based on ulterior motivation, then we have a problem.
11 Stephen Smith July 20, 2006 at 3:49 pm: RJS, I totally agree. We’re obviously trying to promote the Senator’s positions on health care, but we won’t be merely recycling press releases. We want to host a broader conversation about medical politics.

Also, you mention comments. We’ve had 155 of them since our launch on Monday. Some very interesting discussions on stem cells….both pro and con Senator Frist’s position.

And as we continue to add guest bloggers and flesh out site features with RSS, a medical blogroll, bio information on each of our guest bloggers, I hope you don’t find us a PR mouthpiece.

I appreciate the FYI.