tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post752989654873817236..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: FDA Recalls Draeger Health IT Device Because "This Product May Cause Serious Adverse Health Consequences, Including Death"Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-66155515204591149562011-12-17T08:52:04.287-05:002011-12-17T08:52:04.287-05:00Would someone look into whether this company is pa...Would someone look into whether this company is part of Newt's institute that lobbies Congress to elevate these meaningfully useless devices to mainstream care. They should be used only under experimental protocol until they are of proven benefit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-69507576886558037302011-12-15T14:52:22.056-05:002011-12-15T14:52:22.056-05:00Steve Lucas wrote:
I suppose I should be excluded...Steve Lucas wrote:<br /><br /><i>I suppose I should be excluded from commenting on this device since I have an “intellectual conflict.” I understand enough about statistics to know this is not what I want used in my diagnosis.</i><br /><br />All I can say is, amen. With tools like that skull-bleeding detector, who needs dart boards?<br /><br />-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-72269349779687882162011-12-15T11:16:00.021-05:002011-12-15T11:16:00.021-05:00Via GruntDoc we learn of this device that really d...Via GruntDoc we learn of this device that really does not meet the standards of good medicine, but is certified anyway:<br /><br />http://gruntdoc.com/2011/12/just-say-no-fda-permits-marketing-of-the-first-hand-held-device-to-aid-in-the-detection-of-bleeding-in-the-skull.html<br /><br />I suppose I should be excluded from commenting on this device since I have an “intellectual conflict.” I Steve Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457363632413213801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-69477793424347647502011-12-15T06:23:51.653-05:002011-12-15T06:23:51.653-05:00Use it only for remote assessment of patient statu...Use it only for remote assessment of patient status. What is remote, exactly? The remote care of patints is unto itself a clear and present danger to patients. Medicine is to be practiced at the bedside,not from the beach, yacht, or casino.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-87888563828494781592011-12-14T20:30:32.930-05:002011-12-14T20:30:32.930-05:00This is historical. It is even more remarkable th...This is historical. It is even more remarkable that the FDA took action, considering that the HHS has told the FDA to stay out of HIT issues having established a facade for safety called EHRevent., a self proclaimed patient safety organization. <br /><br />From my reading of its newsletter, EHRevent is another cheer leading group for HIT, with a slightly different cadence to the cheer than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com