Comments on: A designer IV bag makes a hospital fashion statement http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/designer-iv-bag-hospital-fashion-statement.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Wendy Lawrence Axlundhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/designer-iv-bag-hospital-fashion-statement.html#comment-110808 Wendy Lawrence Axlund Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:25:48 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39883#comment-110808 Kevin,While still working in the clinical setting, I often thought that the hospitals should capitalize on offering the patients 'designer (hospital) gowns' for a nominal fee. Get Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and other top couture designers involved...hold unit-wide fashion shows... Since reimbursements are continuing to decline, hospitals need to come up with some type of supplemental revenue! This could be IT!Enjoyed your post, always do!!! Thanks for doing a great job!Wendy Kevin,

While still working in the clinical setting, I often thought that the hospitals should capitalize on offering the patients ‘designer (hospital) gowns’ for a nominal fee. Get Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and other top couture designers involved…hold unit-wide fashion shows…
Since reimbursements are continuing to decline, hospitals need to come up with some type of supplemental revenue! This could be IT!

Enjoyed your post, always do!!! Thanks for doing a great job!

Wendy

]]> By: BookstoreMDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/designer-iv-bag-hospital-fashion-statement.html#comment-110795 BookstoreMD Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:49:10 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39883#comment-110795 I don't like the Teddy Bear transfusion bag. If it was real then the right leg would not drain and that blood would be wasted. Also the designer concept is interesting, but who will pay for it ???? I don’t like the Teddy Bear transfusion bag. If it was real then the right leg would not drain and that blood would be wasted. Also the designer concept is interesting, but who will pay for it ????

]]> By: Doctor Dhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/designer-iv-bag-hospital-fashion-statement.html#comment-110786 Doctor D Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:30:21 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39883#comment-110786 I hope that the government doesn't try to ration patient's access to these IV bags. Drug reps could convince physicians that the designs improves patient response to fluids. They could be the new standard of care! I hope that the government doesn’t try to ration patient’s access to these IV bags. Drug reps could convince physicians that the designs improves patient response to fluids. They could be the new standard of care!

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