Comments on: Is UnitedHealth behind the "Dr. Nurse"? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html#comment-84774 Anonymous Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-the-dr-nurse.html#comment-84774 Mike, the post is not about her calling herself a doctor, it's criticizing her for a financial incentive in doing so, and implying that her advocacy is purchased and may not be genuine and/or based on facts or what is best for medicine or patients.<br/><br/>Physicians do the same thing all the time. Why so hypocritical? Mike, the post is not about her calling herself a doctor, it’s criticizing her for a financial incentive in doing so, and implying that her advocacy is purchased and may not be genuine and/or based on facts or what is best for medicine or patients.

Physicians do the same thing all the time. Why so hypocritical?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html#comment-84769 Anonymous Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-the-dr-nurse.html#comment-84769 Reason #4563 to despise the perpetually disreputable UnitedHealth. Reason #4563 to despise the perpetually disreputable UnitedHealth.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html#comment-84768 Anonymous Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-the-dr-nurse.html#comment-84768 maybe we can put cna's through a weekend course, and give them prescription-writing capabilities too. maybe we can put cna’s through a weekend course, and give them prescription-writing capabilities too.

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html#comment-84767 Mike Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-the-dr-nurse.html#comment-84767 Anon 4:29<br/><br/>Way to ignore the issue at hand. Do you really see nothing wrong with nurses calling themselves doctors? Well then, if I were you, the next time you call a doctors' office, I would INSIST that you see a nurse ONLY! Refuse to see a doctor and insist on the NP around. <br/><br/>I'm guessing you won't, but why not. Its the same, right? Anon 4:29

Way to ignore the issue at hand. Do you really see nothing wrong with nurses calling themselves doctors? Well then, if I were you, the next time you call a doctors’ office, I would INSIST that you see a nurse ONLY! Refuse to see a doctor and insist on the NP around.

I’m guessing you won’t, but why not. Its the same, right?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html#comment-84765 Anonymous Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-the-dr-nurse.html#comment-84765 Kevin, don't you ever feel a little hypocritical crowing about others advocating for legislation that benefits their bottom line when you do it all the time? Kevin, don’t you ever feel a little hypocritical crowing about others advocating for legislation that benefits their bottom line when you do it all the time?

]]> By: Paulhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html#comment-84764 Paul Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-the-dr-nurse.html#comment-84764 What do you expect? We are all "providers" now, a term that irks me to no end!<br/><br/>In the future NPs can call themselves "doctor" legally. Uh huh. And patients won't know the difference.<br/><br/>Poor PAs. Left out in the cold.<br/><br/>I propose we change our degrees to "RMD" - REAL Medical Doctor. What do you expect? We are all “providers” now, a term that irks me to no end!

In the future NPs can call themselves “doctor” legally. Uh huh. And patients won’t know the difference.

Poor PAs. Left out in the cold.

I propose we change our degrees to “RMD” – REAL Medical Doctor.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html#comment-84763 Anonymous Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-the-dr-nurse.html#comment-84763 Conflict of interest if I have ever seen one!!! Conflict of interest if I have ever seen one!!!

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-dr-nurse.html#comment-84759 Anonymous Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/04/is-unitedhealth-behind-the-dr-nurse.html#comment-84759 wow, lots of interesting stuff presented there. i wonder if she will comment. wow, lots of interesting stuff presented there. i wonder if she will comment.

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