tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post110651683587901487..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Poverty Amidst PlentyRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-59484979455681479052007-01-16T11:44:00.000-05:002007-01-16T11:44:00.000-05:00Two Thoughts:
First: See also the fact that hospit...Two Thoughts:<br />First: See also the fact that hospitals feel the need to advertise in terms of weirdness to the average patient.<br />Second: I think the cost of financing the installation wireless internet into a hospital would probably make a negligable change in the quality of care if invested elsewhere. <br /><br />Both of the above are connected in that amenities are just another way ofUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729545315986903023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1106752397822302172005-01-26T10:13:00.000-05:002005-01-26T10:13:00.000-05:00But do people, i.e., the general population, reali...But do people, i.e., the general population, realize they have made this bargain, and if so, do they understand the bargain they have made? My guess is the answer is that many people don't realize they have made any bargain, and the few that have consciously thought about high-tech vs. basic care don't understand how over-priced much high-tech is, nor how badly basic care has suffered. Re my Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-1106748929251486202005-01-26T09:15:00.000-05:002005-01-26T09:15:00.000-05:00In my opinion health care has gone too far in sell...In my opinion health care has gone too far in selling the sizzle not the steak -- but that's what sells! I realize! and got to stay solvent or fail. The biggest "sizzle" is technology so we are horrified if someone can't get an MRI or a heart transplant but indifferent when nursing home patients have to wait an hour for pain meds or assistance to the bathroom, then often getting them from APeticolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446263465738752743noreply@blogger.com