tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post5329390609034113682..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: A reporter who cares, tooPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-80673463491314236122015-01-09T17:23:53.435-05:002015-01-09T17:23:53.435-05:00Mr. Bauman's assignment of responsibility to t...Mr. Bauman's assignment of responsibility to the authors of the paper does not reflect reality. It is quite rare that the authors have any input into or control over the press release. Often, they never see the release. It's not practical for authors in many fields, not just medicine, to control press releases. When I worked in the environmental field we never saw the press releases unless someone outside our organization sent us a copy. We just wrote the reports, and were sometimes greatly surprised by what the press release said.<br /><br />The medical device and drug releases are one area where there is a small exception to this. A press release by the manufacturer must be fully consistent with the claims registered with the FDA. It's only in situations like this where I've been able to comment on press releases before they went out. The release may still be enthusiastic, but we do review it to ensure that it matches the basic claims in the FDA filings and is justified by the data. But manufacturer releases for FDA approved products are only a very small fraction of the healthare press releases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-58482558543648254952015-01-09T12:47:45.396-05:002015-01-09T12:47:45.396-05:00Until the government forces them to, until the pre...Until the government forces them to, until the press highlights all the problems they refuse to fix, and they suffer bigger monetary payments than what they make in fixing the problems, it aint happening. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-49458313300786955812015-01-08T13:36:28.027-05:002015-01-08T13:36:28.027-05:00"When will leaders actually make purposeful m..."When will leaders actually make purposeful moves toward addressing these issues and tangibly demonstrate their commitment to the patient?"<br /><br />How do you know that they (who?) are not making (attempting) purposeful moves?<br /><br />There are so many dynamic health care challenges faced each day. Where is the focus? Is like we are all looking at the same painting, but each of us are looking at a different part through a small straw multiple times in a day. <br /><br />Lets talk about prioritization and which efforts by the leaders will produced improved outcomes.<br /><br />I think there is power in open source collaboration.Joe Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203959969223250556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-14887328968062614002015-01-08T07:16:35.468-05:002015-01-08T07:16:35.468-05:00Excellent point!Excellent point!Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-51787647774227866432015-01-08T07:15:33.117-05:002015-01-08T07:15:33.117-05:00I think patients also have the responsibility to s...I think patients also have the responsibility to speak up about medical errors. In the past year friends have suffered 2 serious medical errors - one, a missed diagnosis of trauma-induced compartment syndrome in our local ER which resulted in almost-loss of limb and permanent foot drop; 2nd, a pharmacy error resulting in the patient taking a tablespoon per dose of a drug rather than the prescribed dose of a teaspoon, a 3 fold overdose.<br /><br />Despite my urging in both these cases the patients 'didn't want to make a fuss." You may think you are being magnanimous but you are only leaving the door open for the next patient to be harmed. Speak up, be heard and demand followup.nonlocal MDnoreply@blogger.com