Comments on: In an era of uncertainty, who decides? http://blog.consumerfocusedhealth.com/2008/02/in-an-era-of-uncertainty-who-decides/ Changing Medicine, Technology, and Business in the Shift to Consumer-Focused Health Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:39:51 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Zagreus Ammon http://blog.consumerfocusedhealth.com/2008/02/in-an-era-of-uncertainty-who-decides/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Zagreus Ammon Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:54:00 +0000 http://consumerfocusedhealth.com/blog/2008/02/in-an-era-of-uncertainty-who-decides/#comment-72 Please forgive me if I point out that your characterization of my position at The Physician Executive is a complete and gratuitous misrepresentation of my position.<br/><br/>Again and again, I must insist that I support consumer-driven health-care, but the existence of retail clinics is a diversion of scarce resources into an environment where health care workers will not be a force to positively impact the health of the population.<br/><br/>Sorry, I never said that every person with a minor illness must be seen by a specialist. That is absurd for anyone on the planet to suggest; sounds like a paper tiger. Please forgive me if I point out that your characterization of my position at The Physician Executive is a complete and gratuitous misrepresentation of my position.

Again and again, I must insist that I support consumer-driven health-care, but the existence of retail clinics is a diversion of scarce resources into an environment where health care workers will not be a force to positively impact the health of the population.

Sorry, I never said that every person with a minor illness must be seen by a specialist. That is absurd for anyone on the planet to suggest; sounds like a paper tiger.

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