Comments on: Can I Say the Doc Who Misdiagnosed Stomach Cancer is a Killer? http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/can-i-say-the-doc-who-misdiagnosed-stomach-cancer-is-a-killer/ Advice for Dying and Death - When Sympathy Isnt Enough Fri, 18 May 2012 10:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Cynthia http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/can-i-say-the-doc-who-misdiagnosed-stomach-cancer-is-a-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Cynthia Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:16:10 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/wordpress/advice/can-i-say-the-doc-who-misdiagnosed-stomach-cancer-is-a-killer/#comment-182 Pretend for one moment that you're discussing a doctor who's treating you for a life-threatening condition. Then pretend someone knows information about this doctor -- like he's a quack, or he's being sued for malpractice -- nd has a chance to tell you but doesn't, because that would be meddling. How would you feel? Does that answer your question? Pretend for one moment that you’re discussing a doctor who’s treating you for a life-threatening condition. Then pretend someone knows information about this doctor — like he’s a quack, or he’s being sued for malpractice — nd has a chance to tell you but doesn’t, because that would be meddling. How would you feel? Does that answer your question?

]]> By: Barton http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/can-i-say-the-doc-who-misdiagnosed-stomach-cancer-is-a-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Barton Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:50:29 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/wordpress/advice/can-i-say-the-doc-who-misdiagnosed-stomach-cancer-is-a-killer/#comment-180 Judy, Not only should there be a Consumer's Report on Doctors, but you should be able to get their peroformance, ratings by patients and peers online. No doubt some objective group could provide the indicators and do the ratings-not the AMA! Barton Judy,

Not only should there be a Consumer’s Report on Doctors, but you should be able to get their peroformance, ratings by patients and peers online. No doubt some objective group could provide the indicators and do the ratings-not the AMA!

Barton

]]> By: harold http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/can-i-say-the-doc-who-misdiagnosed-stomach-cancer-is-a-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-181 harold Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:07:04 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/wordpress/advice/can-i-say-the-doc-who-misdiagnosed-stomach-cancer-is-a-killer/#comment-181 Did the friend get a second opinion? Has the friend been to another doctor? Doctors are human and there will be misdiagnosis from time to time. But that isn't a basis for declaring this doctor a quack or unworthy of his reputation. Harold Did the friend get a second opinion? Has the friend been to another doctor? Doctors are human and there will be misdiagnosis from time to time. But that isn’t a basis for declaring this doctor a quack or unworthy of his reputation.

Harold

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