Comments on: Family Physicians Hail Enactment of Economic Stimulus Package http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terrill R. Utt, M.D. http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Terrill R. Utt, M.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-655 The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990's and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR's have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with "patient centered medical homes" open to ALL "residents" regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: "If you're kissed by a rogue, count your teeth." Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we're in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor's brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it - the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn't really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don't forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let's asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990′s and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR’s have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with “patient centered medical homes” open to ALL “residents” regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: “If you’re kissed by a rogue, count your teeth.” Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we’re in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor’s brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it – the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn’t really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don’t forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let’s asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA

]]> By: Ken Edwards http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ken Edwards Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-653 While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the "change" we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama's watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama. While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the “change” we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama’s watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama.

]]> By: no-one http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-478 no-one Wed, 06 May 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-478 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the "gatekeeper" back in the 1990's. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies. Here's the AAFP with Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the “gatekeeper” back in the 1990′s. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies.

Here’s the AAFP with Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8

]]> By: Al Borges MD http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Al Borges MD Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:15 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-87 I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP's response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of "carrots and sticks" to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don't want and can't afford. Primary care physicians that actually work "in the trenches" unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt. These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm ("HIT in the USA Under President Obama" and "What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?"). All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts' CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama's "HIT adviser" donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future. Al I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP’s response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of “carrots and sticks” to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don’t want and can’t afford. Primary care physicians that actually work “in the trenches” unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt.

These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm (“HIT in the USA Under President Obama” and “What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?”).

All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts’ CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama’s “HIT adviser” donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election.

The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future.

Al

]]> By: Jean Welsh http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jean Welsh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-84 Actually there is a resonably priced EMR---SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician's need. Check it out at www.supraemr.com Actually there is a resonably priced EMR—SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician’s need. Check it out at
http://www.supraemr.com

]]> By: Mike Bryan http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comments on: Family Physicians Hail Enactment of Economic Stimulus Package http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terrill R. Utt, M.D. http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Terrill R. Utt, M.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-655 The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990's and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR's have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with "patient centered medical homes" open to ALL "residents" regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: "If you're kissed by a rogue, count your teeth." Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we're in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor's brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it - the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn't really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don't forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let's asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990′s and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR’s have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with “patient centered medical homes” open to ALL “residents” regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: “If you’re kissed by a rogue, count your teeth.” Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we’re in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor’s brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it – the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn’t really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don’t forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let’s asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA

]]> By: Ken Edwards http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ken Edwards Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-653 While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the "change" we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama's watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama. While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the “change” we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama’s watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama.

]]> By: no-one http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-478 no-one Wed, 06 May 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-478 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the "gatekeeper" back in the 1990's. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies. Here's the AAFP with Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the “gatekeeper” back in the 1990′s. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies.

Here’s the AAFP with Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8

]]> By: Al Borges MD http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Al Borges MD Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:15 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-87 I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP's response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of "carrots and sticks" to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don't want and can't afford. Primary care physicians that actually work "in the trenches" unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt. These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm ("HIT in the USA Under President Obama" and "What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?"). All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts' CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama's "HIT adviser" donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future. Al I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP’s response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of “carrots and sticks” to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don’t want and can’t afford. Primary care physicians that actually work “in the trenches” unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt.

These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm (“HIT in the USA Under President Obama” and “What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?”).

All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts’ CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama’s “HIT adviser” donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election.

The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future.

Al

]]> By: Jean Welsh http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jean Welsh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-84 Actually there is a resonably priced EMR---SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician's need. Check it out at www.supraemr.com Actually there is a resonably priced EMR—SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician’s need. Check it out at
http://www.supraemr.com

]]> By: Mike Bryan http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Terrill R. Utt, M.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-655 The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990's and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR's have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with "patient centered medical homes" open to ALL "residents" regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: "If you're kissed by a rogue, count your teeth." Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we're in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor's brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it - the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn't really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don't forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let's asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990′s and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR’s have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with “patient centered medical homes” open to ALL “residents” regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: “If you’re kissed by a rogue, count your teeth.” Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we’re in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor’s brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it – the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn’t really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don’t forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let’s asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA

]]> Comments on: Family Physicians Hail Enactment of Economic Stimulus Package http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terrill R. Utt, M.D. http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Terrill R. Utt, M.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-655 The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990's and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR's have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with "patient centered medical homes" open to ALL "residents" regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: "If you're kissed by a rogue, count your teeth." Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we're in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor's brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it - the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn't really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don't forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let's asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990′s and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR’s have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with “patient centered medical homes” open to ALL “residents” regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: “If you’re kissed by a rogue, count your teeth.” Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we’re in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor’s brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it – the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn’t really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don’t forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let’s asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA

]]> By: Ken Edwards http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ken Edwards Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-653 While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the "change" we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama's watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama. While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the “change” we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama’s watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama.

]]> By: no-one http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-478 no-one Wed, 06 May 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-478 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the "gatekeeper" back in the 1990's. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies. Here's the AAFP with Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the “gatekeeper” back in the 1990′s. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies.

Here’s the AAFP with Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8

]]> By: Al Borges MD http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Al Borges MD Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:15 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-87 I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP's response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of "carrots and sticks" to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don't want and can't afford. Primary care physicians that actually work "in the trenches" unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt. These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm ("HIT in the USA Under President Obama" and "What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?"). All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts' CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama's "HIT adviser" donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future. Al I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP’s response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of “carrots and sticks” to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don’t want and can’t afford. Primary care physicians that actually work “in the trenches” unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt.

These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm (“HIT in the USA Under President Obama” and “What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?”).

All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts’ CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama’s “HIT adviser” donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election.

The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future.

Al

]]> By: Jean Welsh http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jean Welsh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-84 Actually there is a resonably priced EMR---SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician's need. Check it out at www.supraemr.com Actually there is a resonably priced EMR—SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician’s need. Check it out at
http://www.supraemr.com

]]> By: Mike Bryan http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ken Edwards Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-653 While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the "change" we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama's watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama. While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the “change” we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama’s watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama.

]]> Comments on: Family Physicians Hail Enactment of Economic Stimulus Package http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terrill R. Utt, M.D. http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Terrill R. Utt, M.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-655 The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990's and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR's have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with "patient centered medical homes" open to ALL "residents" regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: "If you're kissed by a rogue, count your teeth." Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we're in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor's brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it - the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn't really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don't forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let's asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990′s and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR’s have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with “patient centered medical homes” open to ALL “residents” regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: “If you’re kissed by a rogue, count your teeth.” Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we’re in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor’s brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it – the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn’t really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don’t forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let’s asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA

]]> By: Ken Edwards http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ken Edwards Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-653 While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the "change" we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama's watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama. While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the “change” we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama’s watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama.

]]> By: no-one http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-478 no-one Wed, 06 May 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-478 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the "gatekeeper" back in the 1990's. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies. Here's the AAFP with Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the “gatekeeper” back in the 1990′s. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies.

Here’s the AAFP with Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8

]]> By: Al Borges MD http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Al Borges MD Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:15 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-87 I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP's response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of "carrots and sticks" to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don't want and can't afford. Primary care physicians that actually work "in the trenches" unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt. These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm ("HIT in the USA Under President Obama" and "What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?"). All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts' CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama's "HIT adviser" donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future. Al I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP’s response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of “carrots and sticks” to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don’t want and can’t afford. Primary care physicians that actually work “in the trenches” unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt.

These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm (“HIT in the USA Under President Obama” and “What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?”).

All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts’ CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama’s “HIT adviser” donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election.

The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future.

Al

]]> By: Jean Welsh http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jean Welsh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-84 Actually there is a resonably priced EMR---SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician's need. Check it out at www.supraemr.com Actually there is a resonably priced EMR—SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician’s need. Check it out at
http://www.supraemr.com

]]> By: Mike Bryan http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-478 no-one Wed, 06 May 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-478 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the "gatekeeper" back in the 1990's. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies. Here's the AAFP with Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the “gatekeeper” back in the 1990′s. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies.

Here’s the AAFP with Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8

]]> Comments on: Family Physicians Hail Enactment of Economic Stimulus Package http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terrill R. Utt, M.D. http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Terrill R. Utt, M.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-655 The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990's and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR's have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with "patient centered medical homes" open to ALL "residents" regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: "If you're kissed by a rogue, count your teeth." Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we're in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor's brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it - the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn't really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don't forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let's asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990′s and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR’s have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with “patient centered medical homes” open to ALL “residents” regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: “If you’re kissed by a rogue, count your teeth.” Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we’re in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor’s brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it – the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn’t really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don’t forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let’s asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA

]]> By: Ken Edwards http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ken Edwards Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-653 While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the "change" we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama's watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama. While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the “change” we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama’s watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama.

]]> By: no-one http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-478 no-one Wed, 06 May 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-478 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the "gatekeeper" back in the 1990's. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies. Here's the AAFP with Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the “gatekeeper” back in the 1990′s. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies.

Here’s the AAFP with Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8

]]> By: Al Borges MD http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Al Borges MD Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:15 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-87 I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP's response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of "carrots and sticks" to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don't want and can't afford. Primary care physicians that actually work "in the trenches" unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt. These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm ("HIT in the USA Under President Obama" and "What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?"). All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts' CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama's "HIT adviser" donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future. Al I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP’s response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of “carrots and sticks” to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don’t want and can’t afford. Primary care physicians that actually work “in the trenches” unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt.

These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm (“HIT in the USA Under President Obama” and “What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?”).

All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts’ CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama’s “HIT adviser” donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election.

The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future.

Al

]]> By: Jean Welsh http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jean Welsh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-84 Actually there is a resonably priced EMR---SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician's need. Check it out at www.supraemr.com Actually there is a resonably priced EMR—SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician’s need. Check it out at
http://www.supraemr.com

]]> By: Mike Bryan http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Al Borges MD Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:15 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-87 I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP's response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of "carrots and sticks" to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don't want and can't afford. Primary care physicians that actually work "in the trenches" unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt. These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm ("HIT in the USA Under President Obama" and "What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?"). All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts' CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama's "HIT adviser" donated $144300 in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid $195K in stock and cash and held around $1 million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated $44000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future. Al I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP’s response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of “carrots and sticks” to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don’t want and can’t afford. Primary care physicians that actually work “in the trenches” unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt.

These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm (“HIT in the USA Under President Obama” and “What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?”).

All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts’ CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama’s “HIT adviser” donated $144300 in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid $195K in stock and cash and held around $1 million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated $44000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election.

The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future.

Al

]]> Comments on: Family Physicians Hail Enactment of Economic Stimulus Package http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terrill R. Utt, M.D. http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Terrill R. Utt, M.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-655 The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990's and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR's have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with "patient centered medical homes" open to ALL "residents" regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: "If you're kissed by a rogue, count your teeth." Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we're in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor's brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it - the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn't really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don't forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let's asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990′s and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR’s have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with “patient centered medical homes” open to ALL “residents” regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: “If you’re kissed by a rogue, count your teeth.” Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we’re in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor’s brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it – the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn’t really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don’t forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let’s asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA

]]> By: Ken Edwards http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ken Edwards Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-653 While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the "change" we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama's watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama. While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the “change” we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama’s watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama.

]]> By: no-one http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-478 no-one Wed, 06 May 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-478 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the "gatekeeper" back in the 1990's. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies. Here's the AAFP with Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the “gatekeeper” back in the 1990′s. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies.

Here’s the AAFP with Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8

]]> By: Al Borges MD http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Al Borges MD Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:15 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-87 I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP's response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of "carrots and sticks" to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don't want and can't afford. Primary care physicians that actually work "in the trenches" unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt. These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm ("HIT in the USA Under President Obama" and "What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?"). All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts' CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama's "HIT adviser" donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future. Al I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP’s response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of “carrots and sticks” to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don’t want and can’t afford. Primary care physicians that actually work “in the trenches” unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt.

These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm (“HIT in the USA Under President Obama” and “What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?”).

All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts’ CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama’s “HIT adviser” donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election.

The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future.

Al

]]> By: Jean Welsh http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jean Welsh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-84 Actually there is a resonably priced EMR---SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician's need. Check it out at www.supraemr.com Actually there is a resonably priced EMR—SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician’s need. Check it out at
http://www.supraemr.com

]]> By: Mike Bryan http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jean Welsh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-84 Actually there is a resonably priced EMR---SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician's need. Check it out at www.supraemr.com Actually there is a resonably priced EMR—SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician’s need. Check it out at
http://www.supraemr.com

]]> Comments on: Family Physicians Hail Enactment of Economic Stimulus Package http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terrill R. Utt, M.D. http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Terrill R. Utt, M.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-655 The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990's and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR's have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with "patient centered medical homes" open to ALL "residents" regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: "If you're kissed by a rogue, count your teeth." Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we're in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor's brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it - the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn't really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don't forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let's asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA The AAFP jumped straight under the covers with the Hillary Clinton-Ira Magaziner health care plan of the early 1990′s and now the organization is doing it again. Damn fiscal responsibility! To hell with common sense! Everyone seems to want to suckle at the mammary gland of the federal government while paying no mind to the strong socialist and fascist themes. Just what does money for EMR’s have to do with stabilizing the economy and creating jobs for lots of Americans? Now the AAFP proposes a plan with “patient centered medical homes” open to ALL “residents” regardless of legal status. Dr. Epperly is a very fine person and an excellent family physician. We trained in the same FP resident class in the Army. He also is from Idaho, is a retired US Army Colonel (is something wrong with this picture?), employed in academic and leadership medicine, and was personally singled out by President obama [sic] to speak on behalf of primary care doctors in the Wash, DC in May. I reminded him in a recent e-mail: “If you’re kissed by a rogue, count your teeth.” Being asked to speak to the President and to testify before Congress as AAFP President is heady stuff. While health care reform is needed, it is no time to act too swiftly to destroy American medicine, kill primary care and wind up with a huge financial disaster just because we’re in a time where spending gigantic amounts of money on government programs is really in style. Does anyone with half of a doctor’s brain want to work as a drone in a government-harassed clinic working for administrative dweebs whose only real concern is passing their next government audit? And think about it – the Joint Commission that has inflicted so much expense for too little benefit for hospitals can soon expand and make its way into our outpatient exam rooms and maybe even our homes. This isn’t really about patient care and quality medicine. History (don’t forget its lessons from Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia) tells us this is about absolute power and control. I sometimes dread what it will be like having to work as a family physician in such a system. Worse yet, what it might become to be a patient in such a system. Let’s asked our neighbors in Canada and in Europe. One advantage of weakening our system with increasing quotas, long waiting lists and rationing of care is fewer non-residents may be attracted to come to America for medical care because our care will suck just as much as theirs. I appreciate the comments of others on this page. -T. Utt, MD, Family Physician, Lakewood, WA

]]> By: Ken Edwards http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Ken Edwards Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:42:34 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-653 While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the "change" we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama's watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama. While the good doctor has some very good ideas in an article in the Idaho Statesman, these comments make me wonder what he is thinking about. A small amount of money for health care included in a huge pork barrel spending bill, mostly aimed at helping the low income, union members and government employees, is not what this country needed. Since the unemployment rate keeps going up, you would think it became evident to Obama an his crew that raising taxes will makes things worse, not better. Oh well, we can all now start getting reading to stand in line for our appointments and having medical procedures delayed for as long as possible due to shortages in everything in medicine. Welcome to the “change” we were all waiting for. Oh, and by the way, the troops are still in Iraq, and casualties are mounting in Afghanistan, but no matter, they are on Obama’s watch now, and nobody seems to care, especially the main stream media who elected Obama.

]]> By: no-one http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-478 no-one Wed, 06 May 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-478 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the "gatekeeper" back in the 1990's. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies. Here's the AAFP with Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8 Not surprised at all. Organized Family Practice was so thrilled to be the “gatekeeper” back in the 1990′s. Never saw a group so thrilled to be patsies.

Here’s the AAFP with Obama:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHHbi_RE20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-OAJtiwJ8

]]> By: Al Borges MD http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Al Borges MD Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:15 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-87 I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP's response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of "carrots and sticks" to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don't want and can't afford. Primary care physicians that actually work "in the trenches" unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt. These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm ("HIT in the USA Under President Obama" and "What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?"). All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts' CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama's "HIT adviser" donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama's election. The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future. Al I too am saddened by the short sighted and ill informed AAFP’s response to the HIT portion of the stimulus bill. Dr. Epperly, it is unfathomable that this bill has attached set of “carrots and sticks” to promote c-EHR systems that the vast majority of physicians don’t want and can’t afford. Primary care physicians that actually work “in the trenches” unlike yourself are suffering from years of pay cuts. Many doctors will be forced to retire or simply go bankrupt.

These systems are still in the stage where they are difficult to use, are not interoperable, are expensive to both purchase and maintain, and have not been shown in any large prospective study to increase quality, decrease errors, and decrease costs. In fact, there are many studies that show the opposite- download my 2 slideshows located here- http://msofficeemrproject.com/Page3.htm (“HIT in the USA Under President Obama” and “What is Wrong With HIT in the USA?”).

All of this is push is generated by politics at its worse and by lobbyists that through the donation of vast amounts of money have bought political favors from technology-dumb politicians. Allscripts’ CEO Glen Tullman is now Obama’s “HIT adviser” donated 4300 in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election. Now you have the new health czar Nancy-Ann DeParle who is a Cerner board member since 2001. She was paid 5K in stock and cash and held around million of CERN shares at the end of 2007. She donated 000 to Democrats in the 2 years prior to Obama’s election.

The adoption of c-EHR systems cannot be pushed. The current stimulus bill will only hasten the physician exodus from Medicare at a time when there is a pending shortage of providers to handle the onslaught of elderly and possibly universal healthcare in the near future.

Al

]]> By: Jean Welsh http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Jean Welsh Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:54:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-84 Actually there is a resonably priced EMR---SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician's need. Check it out at www.supraemr.com Actually there is a resonably priced EMR—SUPRA, combines,nn billing and prescription writing, connects to Quest and Labcorp and support is reliable and responsive to each physician’s need. Check it out at
http://www.supraemr.com

]]> By: Mike Bryan http://www.physiciansnews.com/2009/02/18/family-physicians-hail-enactment-of-economic-stimulus-package/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Mike Bryan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:29:57 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=2110#comment-33 I am saddened by the AAFP response to the stimulus package passage. The provision of funds for EHR acquisition is perhaps attractive at first glance, but the overall package is pork-laden wasteful borrowing against the future of our children future stability of our country. EHRs will not become wildly popular due to $44K for individual doctors. They will have the same problems that they always have had, which are the reasons that their adoption rate is so low. It has to be fast, simple to use, intuitive, robust and bug free, and interoperable. The holy grail of these qualities will not be brought closer to reality by using our children's money to buy inadequate products now. I am saddened by the AAFP response to the stimulus package passage. The provision of funds for EHR acquisition is perhaps attractive at first glance, but the overall package is pork-laden wasteful borrowing against the future of our children future stability of our country. EHRs will not become wildly popular due to $44K for individual doctors. They will have the same problems that they always have had, which are the reasons that their adoption rate is so low. It has to be fast, simple to use, intuitive, robust and bug free, and interoperable. The holy grail of these qualities will not be brought closer to reality by using our children’s money to buy inadequate products now.

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