Comments on: Dr. Gregory House makes the medical literature http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-medical.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: alexa-blue http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-medical.html/comment-page-1#comment-89799 alexa-blue Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-the-medical-literature.html#comment-89799 duh, he's always right. duh, he’s always right.

]]> By: Doc99 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-medical.html/comment-page-1#comment-89792 Doc99 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-the-medical-literature.html#comment-89792 Greg House would have been cited as a disruptive physician under the JCAHO guidelines. Doesn't the reviewer realize this is FICTION? I Love House! Greg House would have been cited as a disruptive physician under the JCAHO guidelines. Doesn’t the reviewer realize this is FICTION? I Love House!

]]> By: Marissa http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-medical.html/comment-page-1#comment-89789 Marissa Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-the-medical-literature.html#comment-89789 It's a show. It's fiction. It's made to entertain. This guy needs to lighten up some. It’s a show. It’s fiction. It’s made to entertain. This guy needs to lighten up some.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-medical.html/comment-page-1#comment-89786 Anonymous Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-the-medical-literature.html#comment-89786 I'll tell you why patients are drawn to this show. Yes, he is a total jerk with no bedside manner. In that respect, he's like countless other physicians roaming the halls. But even if he doesn't seem to care about his patients as people, he DOES care about what's wrong with them. He's not willing to accept the first, easy answer as being the correct one so he can get on to his next patient as quickly as possible. He will keep looking until he finds the answer, no matter what it takes.<br/><br/>In a perfect world, sure, most patients would want a doctor with a kind personality AND the drive House has. But with the state of medicine today, most of us would just as soon have the jerky doc who actually took the time to make our lives better than the nice doc who wants whatever is fast and cheap so she can move through the appointment book that's already 30 minutes behind. I’ll tell you why patients are drawn to this show. Yes, he is a total jerk with no bedside manner. In that respect, he’s like countless other physicians roaming the halls. But even if he doesn’t seem to care about his patients as people, he DOES care about what’s wrong with them. He’s not willing to accept the first, easy answer as being the correct one so he can get on to his next patient as quickly as possible. He will keep looking until he finds the answer, no matter what it takes.

In a perfect world, sure, most patients would want a doctor with a kind personality AND the drive House has. But with the state of medicine today, most of us would just as soon have the jerky doc who actually took the time to make our lives better than the nice doc who wants whatever is fast and cheap so she can move through the appointment book that’s already 30 minutes behind.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-medical.html/comment-page-1#comment-89785 Anonymous Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-the-medical-literature.html#comment-89785 I can't understand why people like this show. From the patient's perspective, it's a show about an arrogant ass of a Doctor. From the medical perspective the show is ridiculous. <br/>That being said, House is gruff, he says exactly what he thinks, he practices the way he wants, he calls his peers idiots when they deserve it, he disregards administrative BS....<br/>Sadly, I think that is why I love it. House says what I sometimes want to say but can't, does what I occassionally want to do but would be fired in a heartbeat if I did. House is a perfect, guilty, vicarious pleasure for a frustrated provider. I can’t understand why people like this show. From the patient’s perspective, it’s a show about an arrogant ass of a Doctor. From the medical perspective the show is ridiculous.
That being said, House is gruff, he says exactly what he thinks, he practices the way he wants, he calls his peers idiots when they deserve it, he disregards administrative BS….
Sadly, I think that is why I love it. House says what I sometimes want to say but can’t, does what I occassionally want to do but would be fired in a heartbeat if I did. House is a perfect, guilty, vicarious pleasure for a frustrated provider.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-medical.html/comment-page-1#comment-89782 Anonymous Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-the-medical-literature.html#comment-89782 Maybe I'm watching a different "House"...the program I see depicts a doctor going to extremes to figure out what's wrong with his patients, usually defying administrators who only want to cut the patient loose for financial reasons. Even though the character's an ass, it's not hard to imagine why the public would be drawn to that. In reality, it's tough enough just to get a doctor's office to return your phone call. Maybe I’m watching a different “House”…the program I see depicts a doctor going to extremes to figure out what’s wrong with his patients, usually defying administrators who only want to cut the patient loose for financial reasons. Even though the character’s an ass, it’s not hard to imagine why the public would be drawn to that. In reality, it’s tough enough just to get a doctor’s office to return your phone call.

]]> By: Dr. IKE http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-medical.html/comment-page-1#comment-89769 Dr. IKE Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2009/02/dr-gregory-house-makes-the-medical-literature.html#comment-89769 Absolutely. How quickly would a doctor be sued if he fired off as aggressively as House? Pretty sure there'd be more than one reprimand issued pretty quickly, if not an outright termination from most practices. Absolutely. How quickly would a doctor be sued if he fired off as aggressively as House? Pretty sure there’d be more than one reprimand issued pretty quickly, if not an outright termination from most practices.

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