tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post3313723179708180134..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Business, as usualPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-56762689460596835692014-04-16T06:04:29.853-04:002014-04-16T06:04:29.853-04:00http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/14040...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140403131740.htm<br /><br />How about this practice of publishing in the press instead of peer-reviewed journals? This is another pattern of behavior. Publishing in the medical literature allows for peer review, validation of findings, and proper scrutiny, before announcing to the world. But of course, going to the press is too easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-40539412256492599082014-03-31T19:27:46.075-04:002014-03-31T19:27:46.075-04:00Yep, that just about sums up UIC hospital -- busin...Yep, that just about sums up UIC hospital -- business interests come before patient care and ethics... There is a lot of corruption and lying in all departments.... Keep investigating and you will find more.... Happens every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-44292149936912646952014-03-27T18:29:47.738-04:002014-03-27T18:29:47.738-04:00The rest of your comment was missing. Now you hav...The rest of your comment was missing. Now you have me curious!Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-7955818078070217162014-03-27T18:26:57.173-04:002014-03-27T18:26:57.173-04:00I wonder if Mr. Hardy knows what the word actuall...I wonder if Mr. Hardy knows what the word actually means? It certainly seems to be the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-42441395704964499882014-03-20T08:16:36.726-04:002014-03-20T08:16:36.726-04:00The healthcare market in Illinois is just as fierc...The healthcare market in Illinois is just as fierce as it is anywhere, and the university has had a historically very weak position. In many respects its role is superfluous in the Chicago hospital market. Thus, it surprises me not to see it aggressively marketing high-tech and to see close ties with industry. Many would see that as measures of prestige rather than as conflicts of interest.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-51793048237620467112014-03-20T07:58:27.263-04:002014-03-20T07:58:27.263-04:00AMEN. Wonder how many more are out there. AMEN. Wonder how many more are out there. Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-18562607657666968292014-03-20T06:50:37.335-04:002014-03-20T06:50:37.335-04:00Anon 10:07;
"Mission" is quite simple f...Anon 10:07;<br /><br />"Mission" is quite simple for a hospital, fancy mission and vision statements aside - it is to take the very best care of their patients possible - or, as Paul's BID mission said, to take care of patients as if they were members of one's own family.<br />That is the mission UI has lost sight of. In addition, it is clear that everyone involved thought ethics policies and approvals were just pieces of paper, obstacles, or hoops to be jumped through. I still deeply question the ethics of these surgeons; they are clearly focused on using the robot at every opportunity, evidence be damned. The university needs to look at this very, very closely.beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640602293864876951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-37079557679942623112014-03-19T22:51:03.929-04:002014-03-19T22:51:03.929-04:00My question: given both corruption and lies to cov...My question: given both corruption and lies to cover up said corruption, has this sorry episode led to any substantial consequences? If not, the entire organizations involved have tacitly approved of corruption, simply regreting bad publicity. The extraordinary tolerance for corruption in American medicine needs to stop: we can no longer allow medicien to regualte itself, as it has shown no interest in doing it even remotely adequately.GRC - Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458345640532705316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-30280463788668022502014-03-19T22:30:15.491-04:002014-03-19T22:30:15.491-04:00The nature of the report finally gives absolute an...The nature of the report finally gives absolute and objective credibility and validates all the accounts, personal stories, and reports of present and past misbehaviors that have been presented in this blog. Therefore, many of the issues have not been clearly resolved, yetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-44977649228270243342014-03-19T22:07:36.383-04:002014-03-19T22:07:36.383-04:00Mission? What mission? Actions may have been taken...Mission? What mission? Actions may have been taken to justify capital investment and resources, not a mission. Mission is just a window dressing in some places. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-31212542827048255772014-03-19T21:59:25.563-04:002014-03-19T21:59:25.563-04:00From Facebook:
Excellent post. Rather than taking...From Facebook:<br /><br />Excellent post. Rather than taking the narrow view of whether this action was itself justified, you have cut to the heart of the matter - they have lost sight of their mission. This should be a wake-up call for many others.Beverly Heywood Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-85152344349366171372014-03-19T21:58:53.603-04:002014-03-19T21:58:53.603-04:00From Facebook:
You are being very diplomatic. Any...From Facebook:<br /><br />You are being very diplomatic. Anyone with a rudimentary grasp of ethics would know what they did was wrong. They just didn't think anyone would notice.Theresa To Be Announcednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-89850281802809580512014-03-19T21:28:26.403-04:002014-03-19T21:28:26.403-04:00"Lost touch" and "denial" perf..."Lost touch" and "denial" perfectly summarize the whole fiasco at all institutional layers. My sympathy goes to those who enjoy taking care of patients but are continuously strained in that disruptive atmosphere described by contributors of this blog. What might have been a good opportunity to put a few things in order, might have instead brought a sense of hopelessness in those who were hoping things would be different this time. Imagine all the employees who we all know were secretly were watching the unfolding of this case through this blog. What may they be thinking now? The only small consolation one can offer is to continue to take pride of serving the community as best they could (MDs, RN, ancillary staff), as at the end the patient always comes first. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com