Share your ideas
There's a million ways to make medicine better and we want to hear them all. From the political arena of health care reform, to the personal world of what you want and need medicine to be, Share Your Ideas is where you talk and we listen. So, if you have an idea, a question, or advice on what the world of medicine needs to do in order to be better, please share it. And check back often to see if it becomes reality.
March 10, 2010
Connie Dennis | I had a DREAM several years ago and in my dream the surgen was using a long pin point type of tool to insert into the skin and project down to the point in the body where the cancer was... In my Dream This tool was able to freeze the surrounding area in which the cancer existed.. after freezing the area, the surgen then cut the skin and cut down to the frozen area and was able to remove all of the cancer as it was frozen and did not spread while being cut away ?????? I don't know if something like this could be possible, but I do believe in... more >>> |
March 09, 2010
Penny J. Levitt | Why is there so much advertising concerning medications that not only have to be prescribed by a physician, but costs the advertising company money that they don't need to spend? The more advertising money spent, the higher the prescriptions are. And why in the world do the drug companies advertise Prescription medication? People can't go out and get it, it needs a doctor's prescription so why not leave it up to the doctors and save money? more >>> |
| Recently I was reading an article in Chicago Tribune regarding the cancer risks caused by CT Scan. I was shocked to know the effects of CT scan on human body and how much it's prevalent in the country. The article talked almost every detail about the CT scan effects on human body. CT scan showers plethora of X-Rays on human body that can cause cancer in the long run. Though doctors also explained that people should not be afraid of CT scan rather go for this only if it's essential or required. There are various CT Scan centers where the oper... more >>> |
March 08, 2010
Susie Eaton | Telephone survey is way too many questions. Twenty five questions! and after EACH ONE the same instruction " Based on your experience, would you rate your care as Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair or Poor". Someone who can't remember the instructions they just heard 10 seconds ago probably can't participate in a survey very well anyway. It doesn't matter that BJC is happy with their survey tool and has used it for years, it doesn't matter that the interviewer follows the established protocol......it matters that the survey is annoying, patron... more >>> |
March 08, 2010
Susie Eaton | .....discharging them within 20 minutes of the time the doctor says "You can go home today". Empower the patient to let their nurse know the doctor has discharged them....otherwise the order may be buried for hours.
All the good things that happened during the stay can be obliterated by a 3 hr wait for paperwork to process after hearing those wonderful words, " I think you're well enough to go home"! more >>> |
March 05, 2010
Deb Whited | When I pass by several of the BJC hospitals & facilities late at night, there are a lot of lights on in the doctor's buildings and ancillary buildings. The hospital I work in has lights on continually in empty rooms & offices that are unoccupied. I think if we were more diligent about turning off these lights, we could save a pretty significant amount of money and also energy - since we are trying to go "green". more >>> |
March 05, 2010
Lori Murray | My physician recently ordered iron injections to assist in raising my hemoglobin levels which are critically low. He said I will feel much better after these injections. When I tried to schedule these injections, it took four days before I could talk to a scheduler. No one returned my message phone calls. As it is, I cannot get my first injection until March 23, which is 19 days away, because there is only one person in the 5th floor Siteman center who does these injections, and she only works Mon, Tues, and Wed. The person who answered ... more >>> |
March 05, 2010
sam pointer | I was navigating thru this site and was somewhat shocked when I clicked on th catagory "caregiver" and got this reply "There are no blogs to display." In "making medicine better", discussing health care, debating reform, or just living a "day in the life." I believe caregiving is at the foundation of what we do. We provide "Exceptional Care". I've worked as a patient advocate. I spent a lot of hours in the emergency department. The challenges to provide quality care were the only constant. I often heard from family members when we missed the... more >>> |
March 03, 2010
Jane Loncaric | I took my 'significant other' to the emergency room at St. Anthony's Hospital a few months ago.
He was expreiencing difficult breathing. A nurse put an oxygen apparatus in his nose.
We waited in the room for 4 hours before anyone came in to see him.
It was freezing in the room and they closed the curtain between the room and the nurses desks.
They took him for a chest xray and said he had fluid on his lungs.
We stayed in the refrigerated room for two more hours.
Then they did an EKG and we sat for three more hours. After readin... more >>> |
| As someone who was once training in the professional field, I understand the importance of taking pride in the fact that you hone and develop your craft, test vigorously, and learn the "in and outs" of the field, yet I am a little wary of doctors who do not fully listen to their patients on the symptoms that they have.
I am the first to admit that doctors possess a knowledge that we don't as lay people. However, when you live with your body for years on end, you tend to know the internal workings like clock work. And, usually, when one ... more >>> |
March 02, 2010
James McGuire |
How about lets start by making healthcare affordable. The vast majority of the population makes less than 30,000 dollars per year. Doctors salaries excess 200,000 plus on average. How can you expect to reap a harvest from people who have nothing, barely surviving in almost all situations, especially in the world of today. Are you stupid? Or is it that as a so called medical professional (I'm a mechanic by the way, Automotive master physician) If I know your a doctor, especially one with an attitude, I'm going to stick it to you, ... more >>> |
February 22, 2010
Craig Stevens | anybody ever heard of a medical home? I think it has something to do with your primary care doctor, but I don't know what it is other than more pie in the sky talk. Does anybody out there have a medical home...and does it really matter? more >>> |
February 22, 2010
Craig Stevens | 86% of folks polled now think Congress is broken...which means the other 14% must be in a coma. more >>> |
February 14, 2010
Craig Stevens | Robotic assisted surgery for prostate cancer was supposed to be a life saving or at least a quality-of-life saving advance. Now we're hearing it might not be. This type of back and forth argument among people who are supposed to know is frustrating and scary. Yet it seems it happens all the time...at our expense. I mean we're even debating mammograms these days. It really is frustrating and absolutely affects lives. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HEAR REAL PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS ON THIS. Especially if you've had an experience with it. By the way... more >>> |
February 11, 2010
Brett Pohlman | With Apple’s announcement of the iPad, I can’t help but think of the impact it could have on the medical industry. I can imagine the medical industry changing and becoming almost completely paperless. This is, of course, hypothetical until the iPad can undergo testing in a real-world medical environment.
There are many articles about what the iPad is missing, but Apple always has a trick up its sleeve. It would take an iPad running a Mac operating system (OS) rather than an iPhone OS for the iPad to work in the medical field. ... more >>> |
February 11, 2010
Megan Krone | I've been having trouble with chronic headaches and have been told by numerous people (including my primary) that I need to see a chiropractor. The problem is, our BJC employee insurance doesn't cover this. What is reccomended? What have others done when they need adjustments and chiropractic care? more >>> |
January 29, 2010
Neale Cady | I have a problem when I see all the TV ads for medicine that you can not buy with out a prescription from your Dr. I have heard the drug companies spend upwards of 5 BILLION dollars a year on TV ads. Wouldn't that money be better used in research and lowering the cost of drugs. The ads say to ask your Dr. If I didn't trust my Dr. to know what was available and what was best for me, I'd find a new Dr. I'm not sure, but I think this is the only product advertised on TV that you can't just go out and buy. more >>> |
January 27, 2010
Karla Salazar | Read remarks from tonight's State of the Union:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/27/state-union-state-health-reform more >>> |
January 26, 2010
Karla Salazar | Are there any BJC-sponsored weight loss programs? It could be at any of the hospitals. Please send links to any information.
Thanks more >>> |
| I would like to advocate a health care system which:
1)Keeps the treating physician accountable for the appropriateness, effectiveness, and cost of care.
2)Provides a primary care model such that one physician is responsible for the coordination of all specialist care, diagnostic studies, and address drug interaction and compliance.
3)Addresses the issue of medication, and other treatment modalities, compliance with specific approaches for dealing with lack of compliance.
4)Actively address common issues of public health, such as smo... more >>> |
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