Comments on: The Google Health Advisory Council: More snubs http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/google-health-advisory-council-more.html medical blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:35:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: KoKo http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/google-health-advisory-council-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-77869 KoKo Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:08:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/the-google-health-advisory-council-more-snubs.html#comment-77869 ANON:<br/><br/>It isn't the job of the radiologist to "call" the patient. Their job is to interpret the mammogram in<br/>a professional manner.<br/><br/>Sounds like you may need a career change.<br/><br/>Good luck! ANON:

It isn’t the job of the radiologist to “call” the patient. Their job is to interpret the mammogram in
a professional manner.

Sounds like you may need a career change.

Good luck!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/google-health-advisory-council-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-77865 Anonymous Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/the-google-health-advisory-council-more-snubs.html#comment-77865 If you see the readings I get from our local radiologists regardless of the study, I'd exclude them too. too often, they act as technicians offering no clinical value. Heck, 5 years - 350,000+, and playing with computers. I'd switch anyday of the week and rather be excluded from google's committee rather than works 60+ weeks, paid $150,000, seeing 25 pt per day (yes humans), spend time trying to read the study and see if it helps me clinically mame a decision, call families with results, etc.<br/><br/>ps: When was teh last time that a radioligst called and spoke to a patient after an abnormal mamogram. <br/><br/>Google is right to exclude technicians, and only keep physicians. If you see the readings I get from our local radiologists regardless of the study, I’d exclude them too. too often, they act as technicians offering no clinical value. Heck, 5 years – 350,000+, and playing with computers. I’d switch anyday of the week and rather be excluded from google’s committee rather than works 60+ weeks, paid $150,000, seeing 25 pt per day (yes humans), spend time trying to read the study and see if it helps me clinically mame a decision, call families with results, etc.

ps: When was teh last time that a radioligst called and spoke to a patient after an abnormal mamogram.

Google is right to exclude technicians, and only keep physicians.

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