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To: DemforBush

The assumption that “quality” of care is the entire responsibility of the doctor only shows ignorance. At best patient compliance is 50 to 70%. Hell, I AM a doctor and I don’t think I have ever taken all ten days of a twice daily antibiotic. Make it three or four times a day and compliance gets even worse. Just getting people to keep appointments is almost impossible.


77 posted on 01/26/2015 11:00:24 PM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: wastoute

Very good point! I had a diabetic uncle who wouldn’t stop eating candy (especially his beloved salt water taffy) and the like, no matter how many times his doc told him he had to start taking care of himself. Unk’s sugar counts were always way out of wack and he ended up getting all the “benefits” of uncontrolled diabetes, including gangrene in one of his feet. Not the doc’s fault at all, but it could very well shown as that with what’s being proposed.

Again, great post!


79 posted on 01/26/2015 11:31:55 PM PST by DemforBush (I don't want any communists in my car!)
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