ULTRASOUND Messages for January, 2005: Re: JAMA article

Re: JAMA article

From: art fougner, md

evsono@pipeline.com

Tue Jan 4 12:54:53 2005

If you truly want to do away with Entertainment Sonograms, simply get them covered by Third Party payors - it's all about the Benjamins.

just my opinion, i could be wrong.

art

At Tue, 4 Jan 2005, Terry DuBose wrote: >
>I see a couple of problems with the wording of the page:
>
>"4. All diagnostic ultrasound examinations and keepsake ultrasounds are performed by RDMS-certified or RDMS-eligible sonographers, sonologists, or licensed medical practitioners."
>
>The ARDMS does not recognize "RDMS-eligible sonographers" because that could be a person who met the minimum requirements to sit for the exam, but failed to pass. They are still eligible to sit, but may not know an amniotic band from a synechia.
>
>“8. Provision of a keepsake ultrasound follows the ALARA principle of ultrasound exposure: As Low As Reasonably Achievable. “
>
>How is this possibly ALARA, unless they only provide the diagnostic images to the patient.
>
>This is obviously going to continue to go on… at least they are using registered Sonographers… wonder how they assure that the physician in charge knows what they are looking at?
>
>Terry
>
>"art fougner, md" <evsono@pipeline.com> wrote:
>The 1/05/2005 edition of the JAMA ( not available online as yet) covers
>the issue of "Entertainment OB Sonography. One of the key points is
>that amusement and diagnosis may not be mutually exclusive. Berkeley
>Geddes, an originator of online job search site FlipDog.com, started
>Geddes Keepsake Inc as a way to incoporate "keepsake" services into
>Diagnostic Labs. More info to be found here - http://www.geddeskeepsake.com.
>
>oh - just want to say that i am in no way affiliated with Geddes. Any
>thoughts?
>
>art
>
>--
>art fougner, md
>May the Joy of this Holiday Season Be with You
>and Yours throughout the New Year.
>

-- art fougner, md May the Joy of this Holiday Season Be with You and Yours throughout the New Year.

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