Comments on: Hospital Death Rates Down, Who Cares? http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:59:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/#comment-8558 Catron Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:54:06 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/#comment-8558 I know you're doing your best here, but this (1,2,3,4) dog just won't hunt. I know you’re doing your best here, but this (1,2,3,4) dog just won’t hunt.

]]> By: C M Hughes, MD http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/#comment-8551 C M Hughes, MD Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:14:11 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/#comment-8551 1.) None of thse results have anything to do with private health insurance beneficial effects. 2.) These are hospital deaths, not reflecting care for those who don't make it to the hospital. 3.) Do we have reason to believe this is not also taking place in Europe or Japan or Australia? 4.) Maybe this isn't being widely reported because it is part of medical progress around the globe and isn't big news? I see the cancer deaths all over the news, for some reason the media has decided that's the big story. 1.) None of thse results have anything to do with private health insurance beneficial effects.
2.) These are hospital deaths, not reflecting care for those who don’t make it to the hospital.
3.) Do we have reason to believe this is not also taking place in Europe or Japan or Australia?
4.) Maybe this isn’t being widely reported because it is part of medical progress around the globe and isn’t big news? I see the cancer deaths all over the news, for some reason the media has decided that’s the big story.

]]> By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/#comment-8538 Catron Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:57:14 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/#comment-8538 <em>I think most of the improvement is due to taxpayer funded research and quality improvements undertaken in healthcare that have nothing to do with private insurance.</em> Two points: (1) This is an utterly gratuitous surmise for which you have no evidence. (2) It is unrelated to the point of the post. I think most of the improvement is due to taxpayer funded research and quality improvements undertaken in healthcare that have nothing to do with private insurance.

Two points: (1) This is an utterly gratuitous surmise for which you have no evidence. (2) It is unrelated to the point of the post.

]]> By: cmhmd http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/#comment-8535 cmhmd Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:25:29 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/14/hospital-death-rates-down-who-cares/#comment-8535 See my above reply. I think most of the improvement is due to taxpayer funded research and quality improvements undertaken in healthcare that have nothing to do with private insurance. Oh, except that finally, finally, some of the private insurers are throwing some chump change at QI efforts. And if you think they are doing this for any other reason than face-saving PR, I think you are naive. See my above reply.

I think most of the improvement is due to taxpayer funded research and quality improvements undertaken in healthcare that have nothing to do with private insurance. Oh, except that finally, finally, some of the private insurers are throwing some chump change at QI efforts. And if you think they are doing this for any other reason than face-saving PR, I think you are naive.

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