Comments on: The New Healthcare Reform – Is Patient Reform http://trishatorrey.com/2010/02/06/the-new-healthcare-reform-is-patient-reform/ A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Dorio http://trishatorrey.com/2010/02/06/the-new-healthcare-reform-is-patient-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-32660 Paul Dorio Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:33:29 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1220#comment-32660 Hi Trisha, Wonderful post. I'm sure however that you realize that our (doctors') and your (patients') desires and goals are mostly aligned. As far as money goes, doctors just want to work for fair value. Of course, "fair value" is different for everyone. But that's not my point. We would like to come to work and just care for patients. But that's not reality in our bureaucratic world. If we turn around, another administrator is figuring out a way to "cost-cut." So we end up with family docs who see 3000 patients a year, before quitting their practices entirely to go "Concierge," where they see only 300. What happens to the other 2700? They go right into the system and hopefully find another over-worked primary care doc. Obviously, something's gotta give and you hit the nail on the head. A family doc said just yesterday to me that he thinks the next move will come from patients who have gotten fed up with all of the federal intervention and will stand up and shout their displeasure. I think that's a reasonable thing for a very large and important part of our health care system. We all are patients at one time or another. So we have to ensure that we all continue to get fairly cared for and can access that care when needed. Thanks for being an advocate. I think your blog is very interesting! Hi Trisha,
Wonderful post. I’m sure however that you realize that our (doctors’) and your (patients’) desires and goals are mostly aligned. As far as money goes, doctors just want to work for fair value. Of course, “fair value” is different for everyone. But that’s not my point. We would like to come to work and just care for patients. But that’s not reality in our bureaucratic world. If we turn around, another administrator is figuring out a way to “cost-cut.” So we end up with family docs who see 3000 patients a year, before quitting their practices entirely to go “Concierge,” where they see only 300. What happens to the other 2700? They go right into the system and hopefully find another over-worked primary care doc.

Obviously, something’s gotta give and you hit the nail on the head. A family doc said just yesterday to me that he thinks the next move will come from patients who have gotten fed up with all of the federal intervention and will stand up and shout their displeasure. I think that’s a reasonable thing for a very large and important part of our health care system. We all are patients at one time or another. So we have to ensure that we all continue to get fairly cared for and can access that care when needed.

Thanks for being an advocate. I think your blog is very interesting!

]]> By: Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective « Adventures of a Funky Heart! http://trishatorrey.com/2010/02/06/the-new-healthcare-reform-is-patient-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-32528 Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective « Adventures of a Funky Heart! Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:13:27 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1220#comment-32528 [...] we have to become what Trisha calls “Empowered patients.” Unusually, she’s not a big fan of her own word – “Empowered” tends [...] [...] we have to become what Trisha calls “Empowered patients.” Unusually, she’s not a big fan of her own word – “Empowered” tends [...]

]]> By: Michael Kirsch, M.D. http://trishatorrey.com/2010/02/06/the-new-healthcare-reform-is-patient-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-32523 Michael Kirsch, M.D. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:46:28 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/?p=1220#comment-32523 Make it a decade of empowerment, not just a year. (Lifetime?) Agree that one of the most critical assets a patient and family brings to the table is an informed and spirited advocacy of his own health. Bring along some skepticism also. Make it a decade of empowerment, not just a year. (Lifetime?) Agree that one of the most critical assets a patient and family brings to the table is an informed and spirited advocacy of his own health. Bring along some skepticism also.

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