Comments on: Why health reformers and politicians should listen to medical bloggers http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/why-health-reformers-and-politicians-should-listen-to-medical-bloggers.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Susan Hhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/why-health-reformers-and-politicians-should-listen-to-medical-bloggers.html#comment-107635 Susan H Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:02:14 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39146#comment-107635 Docs and nurses are at the table...as waiters and busboys. Delay service, spit on the plates? That risks reducing the tips. How about a table that picks its patrons wisely: no integrity, no honor; no service. Docs and nurses are at the table…as waiters and busboys.
Delay service, spit on the plates? That risks reducing the tips.
How about a table that picks its patrons wisely: no integrity, no honor; no service.

]]> By: TrenchDochttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/why-health-reformers-and-politicians-should-listen-to-medical-bloggers.html#comment-107414 TrenchDoc Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:50:02 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39146#comment-107414 This is no different than what has been goibg on for years: 1. Hospital administrators don't listen to docs or nurses 2. Insurance companies tell us what is "best practice" for the patient we have cared for 20 plus years 3 Medicare peer review groups giving out demerits for not following "guidelines"Why should we expect this to be any different. And when we complain we are labeled disruptive docs. No it will have to get much worse before we are offered a seat at the table but then there will none of us left to occupy the seat. This is no different than what has been goibg on for years:
1. Hospital administrators don’t listen to docs or nurses
2. Insurance companies tell us what is “best practice” for the patient we have cared for 20 plus years
3 Medicare peer review groups giving out demerits for not following “guidelines”

Why should we expect this to be any different. And when we complain we are labeled disruptive docs.
No it will have to get much worse before we are offered a seat at the table but then there will none of us left to occupy the seat.

]]> By: Steve Parker, M.D.http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/why-health-reformers-and-politicians-should-listen-to-medical-bloggers.html#comment-107408 Steve Parker, M.D. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:06:20 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39146#comment-107408 Here's another priceless quote:"You don't want a seat at the table when poison's on the menu." Here’s another priceless quote:

“You don’t want a seat at the table when poison’s on the menu.”

]]> By: Aftercancerhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/07/why-health-reformers-and-politicians-should-listen-to-medical-bloggers.html#comment-107356 Aftercancer Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:14:14 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39146#comment-107356 But I expect that is far too simple a response. Just because we know what we need doesn't mean that what we think is respected, unfortunately. But I expect that is far too simple a response. Just because we know what we need doesn’t mean that what we think is respected, unfortunately.

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