LymeNet Flash: Cook Book Medicine

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Posted by Tom Grier (Member # 7025) on :

I am very concerned that in Minnesota the State Health Department is now considering a new program called evidence based medicine. EBM cost containment

It sounds good but it really is a state approved cookbook on how to treat most illnesses and conditions.

Those doctors who are best at cost containment and protocols would be best rewarded and those who do not follow the protocols would have negative rewards.

There many problems with this that I see including the loss of privacy of medical records which the Hippa laws now protect, and a loss of flexibility when patients do not all respond equally to the cookbook recipes of treatment.

Worst of all I feel that in a state so heavily financially dependent on Blue Cross and HMOs that this might be legislation sponsored by big business and not really in the best interest of patients or taxpayers.

Posted by laserred (Member # 6796) on :

Well, I'd guess us Lymies wouldn't have to worry anyway about getting a "cookie cutter" tx, since it is from Minnesota, cuz they probably wouldn't include Lyme Disease in it anyway

Didn't I read something about a Minnesota support group posting that 'Minnesota doctors don't treat Lyme disease'?

Thanks for posting that!

Posted by Areneli (Member # 6740) on :

There is a worry that the concept will spread to other states and countries.

Posted by pq (Member # 6886) on :

see http://www.hmohardball.com for some eye openers...eh, rather, I should say eyeball detonators