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Re: The fight is being lost...From: Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD (jeanty@TheFetus.net)Thu Sep 23 15:37:48 2004
My feeling too :-) I though hey.. instead of fighting reimbursement and insurances I too could convert my operation. Just tell moms, if you are over 160 lbs go to your doctor, if you are less and you pay cash.. come to me. I'll also tell them that I have no idea what I am actually looking at, but that it is great fun to see those kids yawning all day long ! Sounds like a winning proposition ! _____ From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of DoctorJoe@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:23 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND Subject: Re: The fight is being lost... In a message dated 9/23/04 09:20:23, jeanty@TheFetus.net writes: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/23/technology/circuits/23ultr.html?th "Women love it," said Matt Evans, a lawyer, who started his company, Baby Insight (baby -insight.com), about a year and a half ago. "They get to see their baby and have an emotional experience with their baby." Mr. Evans said his technicians have performed more than 2,000 ultrasounds at the company's only location, in Potomac, Md. Baby Insight's highest-priced package, for $260, includes a video with background music, one 8-by-10, two 5-by-7, and 10 wallet-size color photos, four announcement cards and a chance for friends and family members to view the ultrasound images as they are produced on a large screen in the company's theater room. Mr. Evans said his employees tell customers that the ultrasounds are not meant to be a substitute for a doctor's exam. Couple of observations: 1) he's a lawyer, doing what (many) lawyers love to do - make money (not all of them, however); 2) the mother/parents are bonding with the baby - that's NOT a bad thing; 3) there IS a disclaimer that it's NOT a "medical" ultrasound. So, in the absence of compelling reasons for DANGER of the procedure to the baby, we have three things to argue: 1) is it bad for lawyers to make money? 2) is it bad for parents to bond with feti? 3) are patients too stupid to understand the disclaimer? Of course, if you make a case for danger to the fetus from the 'rays', then all bets are off. Joe P.
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