Comments on: When patients extort hospitals http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-86966 Anonymous Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:12:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html#comment-86966 The great critic is of the opinion that the utterly biased LA Times is a more accurate source of information that this blog. The great critic is of the opinion that the utterly biased LA Times is a more accurate source of information that this blog.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-86952 Anonymous Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html#comment-86952 I know you don't purport to be. It's just ironic that you would criticize other blogs for doing exactly what you do. <br/><br/>You do realize your link is to a blog, right? <br/><br/>Regardless though, it's still silly to criticize others for not putting out objective info, when you at times even fail to understand the facts before putting your spin on an article. I know you don’t purport to be. It’s just ironic that you would criticize other blogs for doing exactly what you do.

You do realize your link is to a blog, right?

Regardless though, it’s still silly to criticize others for not putting out objective info, when you at times even fail to understand the facts before putting your spin on an article.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-86945 Kevin Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html#comment-86945 I don't claim to be an unbiased source of information. <br/><br/>This is a blog, not a newspaper. By definition, entries will be colored with my opinion and biases. <br/><br/>Thanks,<br/>Kevin I don’t claim to be an unbiased source of information.

This is a blog, not a newspaper. By definition, entries will be colored with my opinion and biases.

Thanks,
Kevin

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-86944 Anonymous Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:35:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html#comment-86944 Kevin,<br/><br/>It's interesting how you complain about the lack of balance from those who report on medicine, but you are not a particularly balanced commentator yourself when reporting. Kevin,

It’s interesting how you complain about the lack of balance from those who report on medicine, but you are not a particularly balanced commentator yourself when reporting.

]]> By: momwithastethoscope http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html/comment-page-1#comment-86943 momwithastethoscope Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/08/when-patients-extort-hospitals.html#comment-86943 The extortion at our hospital goes something like this: Baby A becomes our patient through our unassigned call system. Parents are upset that their physician doesn't see Baby A because that physician has given up all hospital privileges. We order test A for Baby A(based on some physical finding) (take your pick: renal ultrasound, echo, UGI series) because we won't see this baby as an outpatient and operate in CYA mode on unassigned patients (we've been burned before). Parents pitch temper tantrum about test because their doctor would never do this test and go to management. Hosptial writes off all charges for said test. The moral is that if you pitch a big enough fit - the legally-shy hospital can comp your stay. The extortion at our hospital goes something like this: Baby A becomes our patient through our unassigned call system. Parents are upset that their physician doesn’t see Baby A because that physician has given up all hospital privileges. We order test A for Baby A(based on some physical finding) (take your pick: renal ultrasound, echo, UGI series) because we won’t see this baby as an outpatient and operate in CYA mode on unassigned patients (we’ve been burned before). Parents pitch temper tantrum about test because their doctor would never do this test and go to management. Hosptial writes off all charges for said test. The moral is that if you pitch a big enough fit – the legally-shy hospital can comp your stay.

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