Comments on: Do you know the name of your hospital doctor? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-you-know-name-of-your-hospital.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Happy Hospitalisthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-you-know-name-of-your-hospital.html#comment-89587 The Happy Hospitalist Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-you-know-the-name-of-your-hospital-doctor.html#comment-89587 I can't remember any of my patient's names. I wouldn't expect them to remember mine. I can’t remember any of my patient’s names. I wouldn’t expect them to remember mine.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-you-know-name-of-your-hospital.html#comment-89576 Anonymous Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-you-know-the-name-of-your-hospital-doctor.html#comment-89576 In 2009, a (medically appropriate) non-elective hospital admission means a life threatening condition. <br/><br/>I wonder how many patients in the hospital could tell the researchers what was wrong with them, their treatment plan, or their prognosis. Don't these matter more?<br/><br/>I met a 56 year old man today - metastatic cancer, pneumonia, on the vent, on dialysis, upper GI bleeding. His wife seemed suprised to hear that he might not survive ??!!<br/><br/>Does it matter if she remembers my name, or the name of the 8 other subspecialists seeing him? Or does it matter more that she think about and tell us what kind of care the poor man would want us to do (or not do) if he was able to tell us himself? <br/><br/>Just asking. In 2009, a (medically appropriate) non-elective hospital admission means a life threatening condition.

I wonder how many patients in the hospital could tell the researchers what was wrong with them, their treatment plan, or their prognosis. Don’t these matter more?

I met a 56 year old man today – metastatic cancer, pneumonia, on the vent, on dialysis, upper GI bleeding. His wife seemed suprised to hear that he might not survive ??!!

Does it matter if she remembers my name, or the name of the 8 other subspecialists seeing him? Or does it matter more that she think about and tell us what kind of care the poor man would want us to do (or not do) if he was able to tell us himself?

Just asking.

]]> By: Moofhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-you-know-name-of-your-hospital.html#comment-89575 Moof Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-you-know-the-name-of-your-hospital-doctor.html#comment-89575 I wrote about this a number of years ago. There is almost no continuity of care anymore ...<br/><br/>Patients see strangers when they're at their sickest and neediest, and the benefit of having a good PCP that understands them and which they trust is actually turned against them in a hospital setting.<br/><br/>Medicine seems to be getting better scientifically, but the delivery method is moribund ... and failing fast. I wrote about this a number of years ago. There is almost no continuity of care anymore …

Patients see strangers when they’re at their sickest and neediest, and the benefit of having a good PCP that understands them and which they trust is actually turned against them in a hospital setting.

Medicine seems to be getting better scientifically, but the delivery method is moribund … and failing fast.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-you-know-name-of-your-hospital.html#comment-89570 Anonymous Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-you-know-the-name-of-your-hospital-doctor.html#comment-89570 If you are sheparding an older relative through a hospitalization putting a "responsible" name with your aged-one is a must. <br/><br/>It might have been interesting to see if the next-of-kin of those confused patients knew who was in charge. If you are sheparding an older relative through a hospitalization putting a “responsible” name with your aged-one is a must.

It might have been interesting to see if the next-of-kin of those confused patients knew who was in charge.

]]> By: alexa-bluehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/do-you-know-name-of-your-hospital.html#comment-89569 alexa-blue Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/do-you-know-the-name-of-your-hospital-doctor.html#comment-89569 Interchangeable parts led to a big increase in the quality of manufacturing. Interchangeable parts led to a big increase in the quality of manufacturing.

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