tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post8810723790148473049..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Who Is Warning Us About a Shortage of Gastroenterologists?Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-10567420741231485222009-01-14T15:48:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:48:00.000-05:00Speaking of conflict, see the WSJ article today "U...Speaking of conflict, see the WSJ article today "<A HREF="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123189750362779829.html" REL="nofollow">UnitedHealth Settles Probe Over Fee Database</A>"<BR/><BR/><I>By VANESSA FUHRMANS and CHAD BRAY<BR/>JANUARY 13, 2009<BR/><BR/>In a settlement that could have far-reaching implications for consumers, UnitedHealth Group Inc. reached an agreement with New York's attorney InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-21176648851654250692009-01-13T20:45:00.000-05:002009-01-13T20:45:00.000-05:00In this 2001 article we see:The proposal includes ...In <A HREF="http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2001/06/25/newscolumn2.html" REL="nofollow">this 2001 article</A> we see:<BR/><BR/>The proposal includes a report by the Lewin Group (headed by Dr. Jack Lewin, president of the California Medical Association)<BR/><BR/>In 2006 we see <A HREF="http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/543098/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-79709916425553458222009-01-13T20:14:00.000-05:002009-01-13T20:14:00.000-05:00Roy- Another excellent post, and another all-too-c...Roy-<BR/><BR/> Another excellent post, and another all-too-clear case of conflict of interest.<BR/><BR/> Colonoscopies are very lucrative (given the time involved).<BR/> <BR/> Evidence-based guidelines say that average-risk patients should have them only every 10 years, but too many patients have them more often. Meanwhile there are real risks associated with the procedure.<BR/><BR/>Medicare Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com