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Face it folks, medicine is NOT focused on the patient and making him/her better. It is focused on making money for the medical profession and the few select people it allows into medical school. When one has a good insurance policy, you will be sent to see every possible dr out there. The key to better health care in country is to make that profession more accountable for the "treatment" it provides. When doctors make mistakes which result in death, they should be held criminally responsible. Doctors ought to know about the side effects and possible interactions of the drugs they prescribe. When a dr harms a person because he didn't know about interactions or side effects, they need to go to jail as much as the person who didn't know the gun was loaded. How did drs ever get into a position where they are paid, no matter how wrong the treatment. And if they don't do it right, they don't get paid. Why don't insurance companies review the treatment given before paying the dr IF the patient raises the issue? As it is, one must either have insurance or pay cash before one even sees a dr. Why are they so afraid they won't be paid? Yes, drs & hospitals need to stand behind their work and for more than 90 days. The harm from DES stents often doesn't appear for more than 3 years after implantation. Doctors are not gods, they are human beings and humans make mistakes. Publicly rating drs & hosp might help.<br> The best thing would be for the medical profession to realize that it's duty is to the patient--and not to the drug/device community Do unto others as you want others to do unto you.
By Carole
