tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post6263114353682398658..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Dear Mayo, Now let's look at your MS Google adPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-35977684569402815482015-02-25T05:19:14.125-05:002015-02-25T05:19:14.125-05:00To follow up on my previous comment, a quote from ...To follow up on my previous comment, a quote from Abraham Verghese, who understands what practicing medicine is all about. What happened to this, Lee Aase? Forget your money and your brand.<br /><br />" I make rounds with third-year medical students on Wednesdays and Fridays at Stanford and at the Palo Alto VA hospital. And in each case I want to convey to them, without saying anything per se, a sense of this being hallowed ground. You’re entering sacred space and given the great privilege to see people in distress and to treat."nonlocal MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-36569776476657036682015-02-25T04:40:19.639-05:002015-02-25T04:40:19.639-05:00My perception: Dr. Aase is so intent on defending ...My perception: Dr. Aase is so intent on defending Mayo's position and putting down Mr. Levy that he misses the point: why is Mayo associating itself with Google in the first place?<br /><br />I, for one, am VERY tired of having to be cynical about medicine and everyone in it due to the ubiquity of ulterior motives these days. This is not the profession I joined 42 years ago.nonlocal MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-779958271340294672015-02-24T16:28:35.482-05:002015-02-24T16:28:35.482-05:00Perhaps the context for Lee's response would b...Perhaps the context for Lee's response would be made more clear if Mayo and/or Google disclosed the natural of the financial arrangement between them, if there is one.<br /><br />What does he mean when he says that "These Knowledge panels aren't ads," in that they clearly promote the Mayo name (and none other) when you see a search result. If it looks like an ad, smells like an ad, and feels like an ad, it's an ad.<br /><br />In addition, prominent placement of the Mayo name gives the reader the impression that Mayo has endorsed the material therein, not just for inclusion, but--as in the case of the robotic surgery--for emphasis.<br /><br />It seems like Mayo wants to have it both ways. "It's ours but its not ours." "We helped, but we're not responsible, even though our name's on it." This attitude seems to me to be quite at variance with the high regard with which many of us hold Mayo Clinic.<br /><br />Thanks for clarifying the four classes of disease prevalence. Those classes were not immediately obvious to readers. Note that I came upon the MS item because of a comment from an MS-knowledgable person.Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-65731507207484290862015-02-24T12:18:31.533-05:002015-02-24T12:18:31.533-05:00My post in response this morning.
http://social-m...My post in response this morning.<br /><br />http://social-media-university-global.org/2015/02/mayo-clinic-and-google-knowledge-panels/LeeAasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344159485037569749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-87595839795710157052015-02-22T15:40:35.533-05:002015-02-22T15:40:35.533-05:00Mayo and Google do this because they can and it ma...Mayo and Google do this because they can and it makes $$$ for both. I appreciate the fact that you dig into these matters. I fear our ethical system is on the way out, being replaced with situational ethics. If it feels good it is OK now. Starts at the top.Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-66476437606598230522015-02-22T09:24:31.634-05:002015-02-22T09:24:31.634-05:00Absolutely agree. Counseling patients on choices (...Absolutely agree. Counseling patients on choices (they are still the final arbiters of their care) is difficult enough with scientifically valid data without having to deal with DTC and internet advertising/ anecdotal misperceptions as well. rjr (a practicing gastroenterologist)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-19542200074463847652015-02-21T21:22:41.788-05:002015-02-21T21:22:41.788-05:00From Facebook:
Slightly off topic, but there shou...From Facebook:<br /><br />Slightly off topic, but there should be some sort of legal guidelines for acceptable ranges. 200,000 - 3,000,000? That's a factor of 15, and should automatically set off a bullish*t detector.Jason Glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-5095830518660263942015-02-21T17:26:33.011-05:002015-02-21T17:26:33.011-05:00Oh dear. My guess: Google paid an intern or a cont...Oh dear. My guess: Google paid an intern or a content-by-the-second writer (cheap freelancer) to boil down information on the Mayo site. Said person did a dreadful job, to the point of being borderline harmful. I suspect Mayo didn't review the information before Google posted it. What a shame, since Mayo does a decent job on its own site. <br /><br />I have MS, so this isn't academic to me. Thanks for calling Mayo, and Google, out.<br />Naomi Pricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-4322874738889072782015-02-21T16:03:44.608-05:002015-02-21T16:03:44.608-05:00My advice to Mayo: Remember that if you go to bed ...My advice to Mayo: Remember that if you go to bed with dogs, you will wake up with fleas. <br /><br />If Mayo partners with Google and thinks they will have the upper hand, they are not as smart as a fifth grader.pheskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16102200723940843059noreply@blogger.com