Re: JAMA article
From: Ph Coquel (philippe.coquel@wanadoo.fr)
Wed Jan 5 08:30:36 2005
record or not the exam is not the problem
in France, never we have had problems with Court because misdiagnoses have
been see only on tapes, Cd or DVD.
If a fetus is born without an arm, the legal problem is the same with or
without records
--
Ph coquel
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD" <jeanty@TheFetus.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND" <ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: JAMA article
> Sure they have... I do not care the least bit... I have given the full
exam
> on tape for the past 26 years. It documents that we have done a thorough
> exam. I prefer to practice for the patient then for the lawyer and I fully
> admit I make a lot of misdiagnoses... I have a whole lecture on CD on this
> :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Joe
> Cutchin
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:30 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
> Subject: Re: JAMA article
>
> Wonder if they have DVD readers in Court?
>
> "Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD" wrote:
> >
> > Yeah all our machines have a DVD burner and we burn a free DVD to all
> > parents who wants one. Works pretty simple.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
> Brooke
> > Cregor
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:20 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
> > Subject: RE: JAMA article
> >
> > Art,
> >
> > Geddes Keepsake seems to address a market demand from expectant families
> to
> > show off the fetus to friends and family. While addressing market
> demands,
> > it is often thought to be unnecessary and potentially excessive use of
> > ultrasound that some feel might interfere with the fetus development.
> >
> > We have seen a nice cost effective solution that is just hitting the
> market
> > that allows any Sonographer to address the market demand for both
> > physician's electronic medical records, and potentially keepsake
purposes
> > without actually subjecting the fetus to additional ultrasounds.
> >
> > This product is a simple addition to any ultrasound and can be hooked up
> as
> > easily as installing a video printer to your ultrasound.
> >
> > http://www.medicapture.com/usb100_intro.htm
> >
> > Any thoughts on this solution as an alternative to a strictly keepsake
> > company run by potentially unqualified sonographers?
> >
> > Brooke
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
art
> > fougner, md
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:57 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
> > Subject: JAMA article
> >
> > 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.
>
