Re: Milliman and Robertson Guidlines
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue May 16 10:36:26 2000
These are the times that try docs' souls.
pls e-mail, fax, write,call your congressmen and senators to support
physician collective bargaining.
just a suggestion.
art
At Tue, 16 May 2000, Gordon wrote:
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>DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
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>> In a message dated 5/15/00 10:10:47 PM, gmgoldman@sprintmail.com writes:
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>> >Check out this story in Modern Healthcare. It's a GAME!!!
>> >Really sad state of affairs.
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>> >http://www.modernhealthcare.com/currentissue/topten.php3?refidR86&db=mh99up
>> &published 000508
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>> Read that... heard about it already. Two thoughts:
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>> 2) Guidelines have "metamorphosized" now into something ugly. It went
>> something like this:
>> .....
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>Joe,
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>Unfortunately, some have been "conned" into believing we should be providing
>"adequate"medical care for the masses, rather than "optimum" medical care for the
>individual. "Vending machine medicine" has been sold to the public as acceptable.
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>Gordon
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>DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 5/15/00 10:10:47 PM, gmgoldman@sprintmail.com
>writes:
>>Check out this story in Modern Healthcare. It's a GAME!!!
>>Really sad state of affairs.
>>
>>http://www.modernhealthcare.com/currentissue/topten.php3?refidR86&db=mh99up
>&published 000508
>Read that... heard about it already. Two thoughts:
>2) Guidelines have "metamorphosized" now into something ugly. It went
>something like this:
> .....
>
>Joe,
>Unfortunately, some have been "conned" into believing we should be providing
>"adequate"medical care for the masses, rather than "optimum" medical care
>for the
>individual. "Vending machine medicine" has been sold to the public
>as acceptable.
>
>Gordon
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art fougner, md
A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.
