http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/07/21/my-reaction-to-putting-patients-first/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-reaction-to-putting-patients-first Insights into the uncertain world of healthcare Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/07/21/my-reaction-to-putting-patients-first/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Warning: Graphic Politics « See First Blog Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:08:50 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=839#comment-611 [...] want to look at a chart that shows the biggest drivers of health care costs, try this the one in this post.  The misguided focus on saving money over good medicine means we get neither.  The surest way to [...] [...] want to look at a chart that shows the biggest drivers of health care costs, try this the one in this post.  The misguided focus on saving money over good medicine means we get neither.  The surest way to [...]

]]> http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/07/21/my-reaction-to-putting-patients-first/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Lessons from Israel, Continued « See First Blog Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:42:03 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=839#comment-454 [...] really important stuff in health care happens where insurance intersects with care, where money mixes with medicine.  If the purpose of reform is to save money, we have to change our way of thinking about it.  [...] [...] really important stuff in health care happens where insurance intersects with care, where money mixes with medicine.  If the purpose of reform is to save money, we have to change our way of thinking about it.  [...]

]]> http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/07/21/my-reaction-to-putting-patients-first/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Three Things the President Won’t Talk About Tonight « See First Blog Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:36:54 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=839#comment-356 [...] a patient vying for the doctor’s limited time that much worse.  It’s why patients report, in large numbers, that they feel uncertain about their medical care.  What’s more distressing is that they [...] [...] a patient vying for the doctor’s limited time that much worse.  It’s why patients report, in large numbers, that they feel uncertain about their medical care.  What’s more distressing is that they [...]

]]> http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/07/21/my-reaction-to-putting-patients-first/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Doctors: Your Patients Are Talking About You « See First Blog Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:45:10 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=839#comment-237 [...] that the “people least capable of judging the quality of care are patients”  (she is wrong about this, by the way).  She also said wishes there were a “Web site where I could complain [...] [...] that the “people least capable of judging the quality of care are patients”  (she is wrong about this, by the way).  She also said wishes there were a “Web site where I could complain [...]

]]> http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/07/21/my-reaction-to-putting-patients-first/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Rocky Balboa, Jr, MD Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:35:59 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=839#comment-212 As a practicing clinician, I can tell you over 50% of office visits are unnecessary. Doctors must step outside the box and incorporate web-based methods to collaborate with patients and each other. As a practicing clinician, I can tell you over 50% of office visits are unnecessary. Doctors must step outside the box and incorporate web-based methods to collaborate with patients and each other.

]]> http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/07/21/my-reaction-to-putting-patients-first/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Roundup: Reactions to Putting Patients First « See First Blog Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:15:47 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=839#comment-209 [...] My reaction is up here. [...] [...] My reaction is up here. [...]

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