Comments on: My take: GE and radiology, health reform, MacBook Air http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr. A http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-83499 Dr. A Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform-macbook-air.html#comment-83499 You got me. I thought it was a MacBook Air commercial. And, I'm waiting and waiting to see the product. Pleasantly surprised to hear more than 28 seconds of the song. Great find. You got me. I thought it was a MacBook Air commercial. And, I’m waiting and waiting to see the product. Pleasantly surprised to hear more than 28 seconds of the song. Great find.

]]> By: Health Punk http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-83492 Health Punk Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform-macbook-air.html#comment-83492 The radiology gravy train is right....where I work, churning via recommendations such as "...suggest CT to confirm..." are rampant, and it's our job (unreimbursed) to protect the patient from this potential harm.<br/><br/>Interestingly, this may be one area where we might see market forces create sufficient pain to alter behaviors. (Actually, I must be dreaming if I think this is going to happen anytime soon). The radiology gravy train is right….where I work, churning via recommendations such as “…suggest CT to confirm…” are rampant, and it’s our job (unreimbursed) to protect the patient from this potential harm.

Interestingly, this may be one area where we might see market forces create sufficient pain to alter behaviors. (Actually, I must be dreaming if I think this is going to happen anytime soon).

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-83484 Anonymous Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform-macbook-air.html#comment-83484 Apparently the 1/2 of the 300,000 who haven't picked up coverage yet don't qualify for subsidies. <br/><br/>Doctor supply aside, the costs are a huge problem. Apparently the 1/2 of the 300,000 who haven’t picked up coverage yet don’t qualify for subsidies.

Doctor supply aside, the costs are a huge problem.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-83474 Anonymous Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/02/my-take-ge-and-radiology-health-reform-macbook-air.html#comment-83474 Great, now it can displace that song by HEM. Great, now it can displace that song by HEM.

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