Saturday, June 03, 2006
Doctors Fess Up – A Glimmer of Truth
Time Magazine recently ran a cover story on a doctor’s greatest fear – becoming a patient! What a sad commentary on a hospital health care system that needlessly kills over 100,000 Americans per year from ineptitude and toxic drug use. I guess the old saying “what goes around comes around” is quite true. At least as a patient entering a hospital, one thinks they are going to get good care. Imagine knowing you have a serious health problem and now you are going to check yourself into a potential death trap.
http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1186553,00.html
A variety of websites can help you check up on the quality of care provided by hospitals in your area. It’s nice to know before you go.
http://healthgrades.com/
http://www.leapfroggroup.org/
http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/
