If you don't want people regulating your industry, don't be greedy or egotistical and think you know better than any...
If you don't want people regulating your industry, don't be greedy or egotistical and think you know better than any available evidence. If you keep hurting people, eventually someone is going to figure it out and pay you less and regulate you more. And it is the responsibility of the whole field, not just the specialty to deal with this kind of professional ethics issue because the regulatory burdens and payment decisions then ripple outward and affect people who aren't being dangerous idiots. Not to mention they can end up hurting patients as well as helping them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/health/opioids-spinal-injections.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/health/opioids-spinal-injections.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/health/opioids-spinal-injections.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/health/opioids-spinal-injections.html
What I'm not understanding about this off-label use is this: there are other drugs that can be used for an epidural near the spine, my Dr. uses them regularly. Is the idea that they don't need the "safety net" of doing it in a surgical center, with machines that can ensure that the needle is going in the correct place?
ReplyDeleteBecause, if that's the case, they all need a new Dr. Yes, it's great to save money, but it's even better to not have those needles perforate the casing around your spine and cause you even more permanent pain.
RT Hawkxyz In the last bit, they say that the physician costs a few hundred bucks but the hospital costs 1000-5000. That suggests to me that they are using all the gear. Apparently that does not make it 100% safe.
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