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Re: no subject received Wed, 16 Oct 2002 14:56:28 -0500From: Terry J. DuBose (duboseterryj@uams.edu)Tue Oct 22 12:17:09 2002
Folks, have any of you seen this Web site? One of my students found it. First Look Sonogram 210 Avenue I. Ste C. [ http://www.firstlooksonogram.com/directions.html ]Map Redondo Beach, CA 90277 http://www.firstlooksonogram.com/pricing.asp "Everyone who comes for a sonogram is welcome to bring up to five (5) people to share and enjoy the experience in our home theater viewing environment. All sonograms will be performed by appointment only." "First Look Sonogram provides limited medical ultrasounds to the public. All sonograms are scheduled by appointment only. First Look Sonogram does not provide measurements, determine due dates. First Look Sonogram will determine the gender of the baby if requested and circumstances permit." My students are asking about the ethics of this, and "Why are they allowed to do it?". This is very difficult because the students can see the pricing, the fact that they only schedule 5 days a week, no call back, and, most importantly, they don't have to answer to an irascible or surly physician! This type of business is very attractive to many sonographers. Is the FDA doing nothing about this? If they do not, I fear we will see sonographers leaving the ranks of mainstream medicine in droves so that they can simply control their own working hours, if not for the money. This particular site even posts the fetal images, by name! Take that HIPAA!!! Frustrated, Terry J DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FAIUM, FSDMS Assistant Professor & Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563 Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA 501-686-6510 DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu http://www.io.com/~dubose/ http://www.uams.edu/CHRP/dmshome.htm http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
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