tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post5563037478572263336..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: How to make health care remarkablePaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-86705819913136309732009-11-12T19:03:31.407-05:002009-11-12T19:03:31.407-05:00I like this quote of Dave's from the interview...I like this quote of Dave's from the interview:<br /><br />"I just about puke when I hear dino-physicians whine about “I’m not gonna do email [which my patients want] because insurance won’t pay me, and I’m not doing anything I don’t get paid for.” This is the sound of a dinosaur dying – dying of FFSS, “Fee For Service syndrome.” It is the bellows of dysfunction, echoing forth from a system that is optimized for anything except getting care delivered to the people who need it. I am about to start calling for providers and patients alike to protest in disgust against the symptoms of FFSS."<br /><br />Coupled with a comment on another blog where hospitalists want to get paid extra for staying in the hospital at night, it reminded me of this quote, from Joe Paterno of all people:<br /><br />"Professionalism has nothing to do with getting paid for your services."<br /><br />Are we professionals, or tradesmen? The patients will soon decide, based on this behavior.<br /><br />nonlocal MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com