tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post8413111803639582641..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Now, THIS is health care reportingPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-89371390741099938512014-06-10T16:42:35.567-04:002014-06-10T16:42:35.567-04:00I am really torn about BenK's comment. I under...I am really torn about BenK's comment. I understand and agree about the guild issue, but 1) my daughter visited a Minute Clinic for a skin rash and an NP prescribed a completely inappropriate course of steroids at a too-high dose for too long (luckily her parents are both physicians so we nixed it - the rash went away on its own) and 2) an NP missed an acute compartment syndrome following a leg injury to a friend, resulting in several emergency surgeries, months-long rehab and permanent damage.<br />Can I say that a physician would have done better? Not for sure, but I think there would have been a better chance. This is not a simple issue.<br /><br />nonlocal MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-58960948870557359292014-06-10T08:58:44.771-04:002014-06-10T08:58:44.771-04:00Good point, BenK. What I like about the story is ...Good point, BenK. What I like about the story is that it splays all these issues out for people to interpret as they like.Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-63341150697269450782014-06-10T08:56:49.265-04:002014-06-10T08:56:49.265-04:00"That each MinuteClinic have a collaborating ..."That each MinuteClinic have a collaborating licensed physician available to be on-call during MinuteClinic hours, and that CVS pay $25,000 annually to the Rhode Island Physician’s Loan Replacement Fund for each MinuteClinic location that does not have a primary care provider within a five-mile radius to receive referrals for MinuteClinic patients."<br /><br />In short, at least some of the conditions are not about the quality of the care or qualifications of providers - but instead about subsidizing the physician guild of which Dr. Fine is a member. Could this also be the news item?BenKnoreply@blogger.com