Re: One-Hour Fetus Photo
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Sat Sep 7 22:42:40 2002
once again may i point out the irony here. the study performed by
medical professionals for medical indications gets reimbursed in a
miserly fashion by a managed cost organization and entails maximal
liability exposure while those performing the the entertainment sonogram
receive higher remuneration and in cash - no hassle, no paperwork. are
we nuts???
art
At Sat, 7 Sep 2002, Terry J DuBose wrote:
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>That's an option. Of course, it hands over the profession to those who
>have no sonographic skills or education, and don't care anything about
>quality health care. I don't think that will stop the non-medical use of
>ultrasound, it will only exacerbate the situation.
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>Peace, Terry J DuBose, RDMS
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>On Sat, 7 Sep 2002 16:13:12 -0500 <snip>) writes:
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>> My question is, why doesn't the ARDMS take disciplinary action
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>> registered sonographers who perform this type of scan while
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>> thumbing
>> their noses at the FDA?
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>> >>
>> >> --- Marilyn Ringstaff
>> >> <marilyn.ringstaff@medispecialty.com> wrote:
>> >> > The Wall Street Journal
>> >> > Copyright (c) 2002, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thursday, September 5, 2002
>> >> >
>> >> > New at the Mall: One-Hour Fetus Photo
>> >> > ---
>> >> > Moms Love New High-Tech Ultrasounds, but Doctors
>> >> > Fear Overuse
>> >> > By Amy Dockser Marcus
>> >> >
>> >> > NATALIE SHARP HAD an ultrasound in her 20th week of
>> >> > pregnancy, but the
>> >> > technician at her doctor's office wasn't able to
>> >> > tell her the sex of the
>> >> > baby. So she went to the mall and found out.
>> >> >
>> >> > At the Fetal Fotos Inc. studio in Salt Lake City,
>> >> > the 28-year-old got
>> >> > two ultrasound sessions for $120 and discovered she
>> >> > was having a girl.
>> >> > She also walked away with portraits of the baby's
>> >> > face to send to her
>> >> > family and a keepsake video -- set to a lullaby --
>> >> > of the baby moving..
>> >> > .Meanwhile, fetal-portrait studios are booming.
>> >> > Fetal Fotos, founded
>> >> > in 1994 in Salt Lake City, now operates five such
>> >> > stores around the
>> >> > country, and is opening more during coming months in
>> >> > Dallas; Scottsdale,
>> >> > Ariz.; Denver; Portland, Ore.; and Ontario, Calif.
>> >> > Typically, they
>> >> > offer framed pics and videos. One studio, Before
>> >> > the Stork, in
>> >> > Bloomington, Ind., offers a trimester package (three
>> >> > visits for $170)
>> >> > and a $325 "watch my development" package (six
>> >> > portrait sessions, plus a
>> >> > stuffed animal and a picture frame). Many women
>> >> > send videos to
>> >> > grandparents who live far away or screen the tapes
>> >> > at baby showers.. .
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> =====
>> >> David J. Berck, MD, MPH
>> >>
>> >> http://finance.yahoo.com
>> >>
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art fougner, md
ich bin ein New Yorker
