The Dog And Pony Show Goes On The Road!
Not only have there been attempts to justify bad administrative decisions in party propaganda mailings and "financially supported" newspaper stories, now it seems DMH administration is taking it on the road.
In a recent Kiwanis Golden K meeting, Ken Smithmier laid out a long line of bull somehow attempting to justify DMH's decision to kick out their family doctors and install would-be "hospitalists" to supposedly provide "better care."
Hopefully the good gentlemen of the Golden K were able to see through the propaganda and see Smithmier's message for what it is: a lame attempt to justify a bad administrative decision and to perhaps persuade people to buy-in to a way of practicing medicine that is obviously NOT for Decatur.
Anyone who has been in Decatur for very long probably has had the same family physician for many years. Most of the gentlemen at the Golden K probably are on a first-name basis with their physician. Anyone want to take a guess as to how many of them would want to see a stranger in the hospital instead of "[Dr.]Bill, the guy who has taken care of me and my wife for almost 20 years?"
I still don't get it. Why would DMH push hospitalists when the math clearly indicates the hospital will lose big money by duplicating physician costs?
In a recent Kiwanis Golden K meeting, Ken Smithmier laid out a long line of bull somehow attempting to justify DMH's decision to kick out their family doctors and install would-be "hospitalists" to supposedly provide "better care."
Hopefully the good gentlemen of the Golden K were able to see through the propaganda and see Smithmier's message for what it is: a lame attempt to justify a bad administrative decision and to perhaps persuade people to buy-in to a way of practicing medicine that is obviously NOT for Decatur.
Anyone who has been in Decatur for very long probably has had the same family physician for many years. Most of the gentlemen at the Golden K probably are on a first-name basis with their physician. Anyone want to take a guess as to how many of them would want to see a stranger in the hospital instead of "[Dr.]Bill, the guy who has taken care of me and my wife for almost 20 years?"
I still don't get it. Why would DMH push hospitalists when the math clearly indicates the hospital will lose big money by duplicating physician costs?
posted by Watcher2300 at 1/22/2006 07:37:00 PM
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