tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post7071561644140643184..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: The rule of rescuePaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-451313904351714862014-07-14T07:05:48.023-04:002014-07-14T07:05:48.023-04:00An excellent short summary, Barry!An excellent short summary, Barry!Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-41182926141351478472014-07-14T07:00:05.276-04:002014-07-14T07:00:05.276-04:00I guess that means that our medical culture boils ...I guess that means that our medical culture boils down to management by crisis instead of an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure or a stitch in time saves nine. Then we have a legal system that makes providers so fearful of litigation that their bias is to apply the full court press even when it’s futile unless the patient has executed a living will or signed a POLST expressing their wish that such futile heroic care not be provided. In the meantime we underpay primary care vs. doing procedures so most medical school graduates choose to become specialists. Barry Carolnoreply@blogger.com