I apprehend feelings run deep on this issue, and it isn't my first time in this territory. If one wishes to propose controversial stands, one needs thick skin. I feel I do need to declare my relationship to pharmaceuticals.
I own no pharmaceuticals stock or any other financial position for at least 10 years. I have no family working in the industry. I probably give pharmaceutical reps a tougher time the 80% of physicians. I haven't attended CME with pharmaceutical sponsor for over a year. I would estimate less than 10% of patients I see get a prescription. I appreciate and RESPECT those who disagree with my philosophy, so why don't we just let this thread die a merciful death. Thanks, thurman > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardhats- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Toppenberg > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 2:36 PM > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] RE: VistA Imaging FDA and NonCommercial > Use Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: TIU Interface for Document Scanning > > I'd like to add a few thoughts > > 1. The FDA document linked above was interesting. I asks the question > as to what would happen if the system malfunctioned. How likely is it > that the patient would be harmed, or even killed? Even if document > imaging is not FDA regulated, this is a useful thought? What if > images don't contain patient identification, and get swapped. A > patient could be harmed by incorrect information. > > 2. This debate about what the FDA will or won't do could perhaps be > solved by putting together a document imaging system based on > VistAImaging. Do something to ensure that it can not be used for > diagnostic purposes (i.e. disable DICOM interface). Then submit it to > the FDA. At that point, they would likely come back and say "This > product isn't really within out scope". Just like they would say if > we asked them to authorize VistA use in general. > > 3. Ruben, have your mom check into cutting pill. I believe that > Lipitor is "flat priced", meaning that 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg tabs > cost the same. 80 mg, 1/2 tablet every other day is much cheaper than > 20 mg daily. And go easy on us doctors. We really do have patient's > best interests at heart. > > Kevin > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
