tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post1009725478473074955..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: Psychiatrists masquerading as real doctorstetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-34773861899888352882020-11-02T03:41:16.611-05:002020-11-02T03:41:16.611-05:00I admit, I have not been on this web page in a lon...I admit, I have not been on this web page in a long time... however it was another joy to see It is such an important topic and ignored by so many, even professionals. 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There ...You guys are missing the point here people! There is some real truth in his statements, although construed in a very bad way. There is a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE difference in the medical education!!! Sure, I will admit that NP's can do 80% of what a primary care physician can do, but do you want to be the 20% that they can't handle when they think they can? For example, an NP recently misdiagnosed esophageal cancer by calling it CMV esophagitis (an absurd diagnosis given that the patient was not HIV/Aid). Patient suffered mets to the brain and died...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-8187699550537877452010-12-07T03:31:26.952-05:002010-12-07T03:31:26.952-05:00Thank you so much for your thoughts. Although Dr. ...Thank you so much for your thoughts. Although Dr. Assblow's comments are misguided, and clearly establish him as the tool and loose sphincter he truly is, his comments are echoed throughout organized medicine through the AMA and state medical associations.<br /><br />The AMA and state medical associations routinely pay millions of dollars to lobby against improving patients access to safe and affordable care delivered by NP's if those NP's are not in a relationship with a physician--collaborative or otherwise.<br /><br />Hopefully, the other 81% of the profession of medicine not associated with AMA will start standing up for patients access to safe and affordable care delivered by NP's.<br /><br />As for Dr. Assblow, I hope he stays at Fox--well away from patients who might need some form of care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-1258116043354133002010-12-05T11:35:27.789-05:002010-12-05T11:35:27.789-05:00Dr. BLOW is an idiot. He might want to contact th...Dr. BLOW is an idiot. He might want to contact the 50+ doctors I know who have NO PROBLEM having their nurse practitioner see all their patients. They certainly don't have a problem BILLING AT THE DOCTOR RATE for a NP's services, even though they never see the patient and don't even bother reviewing the chart. Of course, the NP isn't getting that money...the doctor is making out BIG TIME! But, when the NPs start opening their own practices and competing with the docs, then all of a sudden they are incompetent. What a JOKE! Of course, when a NP practices independently (in my state anyway), the insurance companies reimburse them far less than they do doctors, so they ARE saving us health care dollars but ONLY if they're practicing independently and NOT under a physician. When is the general public going to catch on to this SCAM? THE MAJORITY OF DOCTORS ONLY CARE ABOUT THEIR POCKETBOOK PEOPLE!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-41748250012979212612010-05-01T07:41:52.950-04:002010-05-01T07:41:52.950-04:00To clarify: I like her as much as the best doctors...To clarify: I like her as much as the best doctors, but there's more of her. It's like an all-you-can-eat buffet of health care! And, of course, a certain other doctor has trumped everyone by being noticeably fabulous in giving hand-holding and free medical advice. You know who you are.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953173396955681485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-29209810668348769592010-04-30T23:14:03.993-04:002010-04-30T23:14:03.993-04:00Darn blogspot. The above comment was from the key...Darn blogspot. The above comment was from the keyboard of Dr. Gadfly John, CEO of Evil, Inc.Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-26258278428803807972010-04-30T23:11:39.506-04:002010-04-30T23:11:39.506-04:00Clearly, the US needs to free doctors from doing t...Clearly, the US needs to free doctors from doing the routine; we don't have enough physicians as it is. It only makes sense to put the NPs and PAs on the front line of healthcare, and call in the physicians when indicated. This is <i>exactly</i> the kind of medical reform that our society needs.<br /><br />Dr. Ablow is a psych correspondent, and he's well out of his expertise here.Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-82149493365718778682010-04-30T20:08:37.774-04:002010-04-30T20:08:37.774-04:00Guessing - maybe Dr. Ablow's article, written ...Guessing - maybe Dr. Ablow's article, written for Fox News, was partially driven to create resistance to intended health care reform, which passed, what, by one vote? Both Hilary Clinton, way back when, and Barack O'Bama have stated (one way or another) that increasing the use of nurse practitioners in a managed care system will save $ - less cost to educate, less cost to pay, and save on cost by saving physician care for acute care needs. Dr. Ablow seems not to know much about providers of health care (understatement), but he seems to know a little about creating fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-25084997388072464742010-04-30T19:14:36.198-04:002010-04-30T19:14:36.198-04:00My sister in law is a nurse practitioner, and you ...My sister in law is a nurse practitioner, and you want to know another little secret, they get paid a lot less than doctors, which helps make health care costs cheaper. My wife is in nursing school and she recently did a clinic at a major Hospital where the only person who saw patients during her shift was a nurse practitioner. My wife knew she was a nurse practitioner, she told my wife she was, and everyone there knew.<br /><br />And I would love for my wife to go on to become one herself, but it is a very long haul in itself.<br /><br />charoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-42689726353409776782010-04-30T17:07:13.830-04:002010-04-30T17:07:13.830-04:00Well, y'know... some doctors are OK.Well, y'know... <i> some </i> doctors are OK.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-5638420906784609492010-04-30T15:51:11.385-04:002010-04-30T15:51:11.385-04:00Just wanted to add that my son's GI care provi...Just wanted to add that my son's GI care provider is a nurse practitioner, and I love her. She's super-bright, well-informed (indistinguishable to me from a doctor, and has better instincts, I think, than many of them), and willing to discuss things with me, in person and via email, at greater length than any doctor I've ever dealt with.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953173396955681485noreply@blogger.com