Re: Another great abuse of ultrasound...
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Mon Jun 24 20:17:23 2002
wonder what the cpt code is for entertainment...
art
At Mon, 24 Jun 2002, DuBose, Terry wrote:
>
>Yes I understand, that is a major contradiction... the "entertainers" get
>cash, while real medical folks have to beg the 3rd party payers.
>
>Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS
>Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
>CHRP, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
>Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
>501-686-6510
>http://www.io.com/~dubose/
>http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm
>http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: evsono@pipeline.com [mailto:evsono@pipeline.com]
>Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 12:59 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
>Subject: Re: Another great abuse of ultrasound...
>
>Terry -
>
>the laugh is on us - these characters get paid upfront - cash, check or
>master card. we, on the other hand, dealing with medical questions,
>rely on the largesse of insurance companies. anyone else see the
>problem?
>
>art
>
>At Mon, 24 Jun 2002, DuBose, Terry wrote:
>>
>>Dr. Smeltzer, we may be miscommunication... I am not talking about medical
>>uses of sonography. This is about folks who are using sonography to
>provide
>>video tapes of the baby without medical interpretations. Like the "Womb
>>With a View" business in Houston that was quoted in the Wall Street Journal
>>that "This is not for medical diagnosis. I don't care if the baby has 3
>>legs, I will only point out 2." Heidi Evans, "Womb with a View: Unborn
>>Babies Star in Fetal Film Fests," Wall Street Journal, 30 November 1993,
>A1,
>>A4
>>
>>This kind of "sonography for profit", but not for medicine is
>proliferating.
>>
>>I think you will agree this attitude is abusive of sonography, and should
>be
>>considered criminal.
>>
>>Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS
>>Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
>>CHRP, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
>>Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
>>501-686-6510
>>http://www.io.com/~dubose/
>>http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm
>>http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: James S Smeltzer MD [mailto:gaperina@mindspring.com]
>>Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 2:01 AM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
>>Subject: Re: Another great abuse of ultrasound...
>>
>>Terry,
>>
>>If preventing fetal death is a salutory goal, then what is the problem with
>>providing a woman with information about what her fetus actually looks
>>like, if she desires that information? If this is another great abuse of
>>ultrasound, then I am the Mad Hatter and you are the Queen of Spades!
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>At 02:21 PM 6/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Dr. Jeanty, these non-medical "3D Keepsake" businesses were discussed at
>>the
>>>AIUM Bioeffects Committee last year. The FDA expressed concerned and said
>>>that they would look into it... but I have heard nothing since then.
>>>
>>>These operations really are proliferating. Recently I heard of an
>>>accredited (JCAHO) hospital (Catholic) that is going to start a "Pro-Life
>>>Clinic", not for diagnostic purposes, but for "bonding".
>>>
>>>Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS
>>>Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
>>>CHRP, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
>>>Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
>>>501-686-6510
>>>http://www.io.com/~dubose/
>>>http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm
>>>http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Philippe Jeanty [mailto:Jeanty@TheFetus.net]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 1:50 PM
>>>To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
>>>Subject: Another great abuse of ultrasound...
>>>
>>>Check this site... (Found by Cheryl Turner, RDMS)
>>>http://www.babys1stimpressions.com
>>>
>--
>art fougner, md
>ich bin ein New Yorker
>
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art fougner, md
ich bin ein New Yorker
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