Doctor-Shortage: MD or JD/PhD/MBA? Semmelweis Society International

Compare Hospitals/
Four Choices:
1. M B A
2. J D
3. Ph.D
4. M D
Risks:
No Due Process/
No Interoperability/
Litigation/
USA Today/
USA Tomorrow/
A Navy Case Now/
Compare Hospitals/
Compare Privacy/
Patient-Safety v. Doctor-Shortage/
1. For Patients
....Dr. Waite's Case
2. For Doctors
....Contracts
....By-Laws
....Incorporation
....Dr. Waite's Case
Records-Privacy
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Practice-Choice
Relocate/USA
Relocate/Emigrate
Immigrate
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Lawyers:
Ralph Bard MD/JD/FACS
Robert Meals J.D.
  If your doctor uses more than one hospital, which will you choose?  Compare them.  Which  Medicare-supported hospital spends excessive sums on mahogany suites, administrators' salaries, and thick carpets compared to another Medicare-supported hospital?  Use www.CharityNavigator.org and www.GuideStar.org.  When you push the button to call for help, how long do you wait?  Who answerrs?  How long do you have to wait for help in the E.R., etc.?  What about the bill?

Comparisons
 
1.  Sufficient Staffing?
     A.  Waiting Time/Ward
     B.  Waiting Time/E. R.
     C.  Other
2.  Cleanliness
     A.  Preventable Infection
     B.  Appearance
     C.  Other
3.  Kindness
     A.  Would you return?
     B.  Other
4.  Privacy
     A.  Medical Records
     B.  Examining Rooms
5.  Costs
     A.  Administrator  1
     B.  Administrator  2
          ......
          ......
     Y.  Administrator 25
    

5.  % MedicAid Care vs. % Excessive Administrative Salary
 
6.  Administrative Percentage
     For Salaries (5 highest paid)
 
7.  Your Own Additional Criteria
Hospital A   

1A.
1B.
1C.
 
 
2A.
2B.
2C.
 
 
3A.
3B.
 
 
4A.
4B.
 
 
 
 
 
5.
 
 
6. 

Hospital B

1A.
1B.
1C.
 
 
2A.
2B.
2C.
 
 
3A.
3B.
 
 
4A.
4B.
 
 
 
 
 
5.
 
 
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