Comments on: New discharge planning strategy: Paying people to go home http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying.html#comment-70737 Anonymous Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying-people-to-go-home.html#comment-70737 We threaten to post a "Free Beer At (Competing Hospital)" sign on the front window at triage. Ten bucks is just a little more direct. ;-) We threaten to post a “Free Beer At (Competing Hospital)” sign on the front window at triage. Ten bucks is just a little more direct. ;-)

]]> By: Bad Shifthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying.html#comment-70616 Bad Shift Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying-people-to-go-home.html#comment-70616 I don't understand the complaint--was the offer too low? I don’t understand the complaint–was the offer too low?

]]> By: Gasmanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying.html#comment-70581 Gasman Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying-people-to-go-home.html#comment-70581 It's hard to take the article seriously because it is written with grade school level misspellings and grammar errors. <br/><br/>a emergency = an emergency<br/>council ed = counseled<br/>doctor's = doctors (plural not possessive)<br/>due = do<br/>there = their<br/>doctor's = doctors<br/>sault =Sault<br/>With this many facts not checked by the author, one can only guess at the thoroughness of the original reporting. It’s hard to take the article seriously because it is written with grade school level misspellings and grammar errors.

a emergency = an emergency
council ed = counseled
doctor’s = doctors (plural not possessive)
due = do
there = their
doctor’s = doctors
sault =Sault
With this many facts not checked by the author, one can only guess at the thoroughness of the original reporting.

]]> By: Rich, MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying.html#comment-70579 Rich, MD Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:06:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying-people-to-go-home.html#comment-70579 This is not a new idea. Read <i>The House of God</i> by Samuel Shem. This is not a new idea. Read The House of God by Samuel Shem.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying.html#comment-70578 Anonymous Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying-people-to-go-home.html#comment-70578 the whining lady in the story should have been happy. It gave her a chance that her wait would be shortened the whining lady in the story should have been happy. It gave her a chance that her wait would be shortened

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying.html#comment-70568 Anonymous Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/01/new-discharge-planning-strategy-paying-people-to-go-home.html#comment-70568 Apparently some took him up on it. And it was CAD 10.00. Apparently some took him up on it. And it was CAD 10.00.

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