tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post4967493794445660563..comments2023-11-02T08:54:33.024-07:00Comments on Throckmorton's other signs: The Too Sick to be in the Hospital TestThrockmortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362147065452723155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post-16504264572874537762009-04-28T20:38:00.000-07:002009-04-28T20:38:00.000-07:00Oh Throckmorton...*Sigh* ... I truly do not unders...Oh Throckmorton...*Sigh* ... I truly do not understand how they justify these things.<br /><br />Do they EVER actually consult with physicians..you know..the professionals in the trenches with the patients every day?<br /><br />LOL Andrew! I thought you were serious and citing actual cases until I reread the names.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post-27263106348807336502009-04-24T17:24:00.000-07:002009-04-24T17:24:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640145326942707855.post-2859514403347537792009-04-24T13:20:00.000-07:002009-04-24T13:20:00.000-07:00(1) A person in the hospital is seriously ill and ...(1) A person in the hospital is seriously ill and possibly dying. (Marcott, Willcott, and Boycott 1998 "Hospital Practice: They are an outpatient when they can walk")<br /><br />(2) It is a waste of resources to diagnose an illness that may lead to death anyway. (Prescott, Wilcott, and Bedcott 1996 "Resource Allocation to the Seriously Ill")<br /><br />(3) Although outpatient CT's decrease lawsuits and awards, inpatient CT's merely provide evidence of malpractice. (Prescott, Inkblott, and Millott 2001 "Efficacy of imaging in medical lawsuit management")<br /><br />(4) The provision of CT's supports hospital marketing. Admitted patients are already customers. (Fratboy and Attaboy 2003 in Hospital Marketing Age "Economics of acquiring versus treating customers in the hospital services market")<br /><br />"Sarcasm Today, Policy Tomorrow"<br /><br /><A HREF="http://EasyOpinions.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">EasyOpinions</A>Andrew_M_Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855052302054611917noreply@blogger.com