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Universal Healthcare...

Computerized Medical Records....

Ever wonder why Øbama is sooooo keen on linking the two of these together?

While most people think that the goal of these is to really make healthcare better -  Is it really?

We all know that Universal Healthcare would be overly expensive - but Øbama says that Computer Records will SAVE vast amounts of money.   How?

Seems that the word has leaked out... The real savings will be in data mining of those record databases and flagging those who will be denied service... 

If medical treatments need to be rationed, here is the criteria table that leaked out...

Table 6. Exclusion Criteria

1. SOFA score criteria: patients excluded from critical care if risk of hospital mortality 80%

 A. SOFA > 15

 B. SOFA > 5 for 5 d, and with flat or rising trend

 C. 6 organ failures

2. Severe, chronic disease with a short life expectancy

 A. Severe trauma

 B. Severe burns on patient with any two of the following:

  i. Age > 60 yr

  ii. > 40% of total body surface area affected

  iii. Inhalational injury

 C. Cardiac arrest

  i. Unwitnessed cardiac arrest

  ii. Witnessed cardiac arrest, not responsive to electrical therapy (defibrillation or pacing)

  iii. Recurrent cardiac arrest

 D. Severe baseline cognitive impairment

 E. Advanced untreatable neuromuscular disease

 F. Metastatic malignant disease

 G. Advanced and irreversible neurologic event or condition

 H. End-stage organ failure meeting the following criteria:

  i. Heart

   a. New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure

  ii. Lungs

   a. COPD with FEV₁ < 25% predicted, baseline PaO₂ <55 mm Hg, or secondary pulmonary hypertension

   b. Cystic fibrosis with postbronchodilator FEV₁ < 30% or baseline PaO₂ < 55 mm Hg

   c. Pulmonary fibrosis with vital capacity or total lung capacity < 60% of predicted, baseline PaO₂ < 55 mm Hg, or secondary pulmonary hypertension

  d. Primary pulmonary hypertension with New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure, right atrial pressure > 10 mm Hg, or mean pulmonary arterial pressure > 50 mm Hg

  iii. Liver

   a. Child-Pugh score 7

 I. Age > 85 yr

 J. Elective palliative surgery

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Sorry for not posting source...

http://www.chestjournal.org/

Scary stuff like:

“Limited medical resources may need to be shared or reallocated to other patients with a higher likelihood of survival. Issues that need further clarification include: Who should receive limited resources, and how should they be allocated? Should those with the highest risk of mortality receive intervention? How should their prognosis be determined? Who should make the allocation decisions? Under what conditions will caregivers who participate in reallocation of resources face civil and criminal penalties?”

NOT Changes I want to believe in!!!!!!!!!

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Computerized Medical Records....

Ever wonder why Øbama is sooooo keen on linking the two of these together?<<<

Several reasons, they will serve as the National ID card.

They will show who is to get medical service, I won’t and you may not, too old and no need to waste all that money on us, we are done for any way.

And we will be like all the communist countries, no ID card , no food can be bought, apartments rented and no jobs for you.

LOL, I won’t have one, but all the illegals will.