judith

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1. EMS and insurance companies

   judith replied to bluesboyj's topic in General Nursing

   another thought: regardless of the basis for decision making about medical treatment, whether by algorhythm or MD standards, the fact remains that as a legal entity, an HMO cannot at present be held accountable for those medical decisions in the same...

2. EMS and insurance companies

   judith replied to bluesboyj's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse dude: couldn't agree more about the "evil"...what's that phrase about "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely?". Glad to hear you couldn't live with it. I've left a couple jobs over moral issues, so can only applaud your decisi...

3. EMS and insurance companies

   judith replied to bluesboyj's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, nursedude, follow the money...the ceo's of hmo's (has a jazzy ring to it , no) get paid MILLIONS, plus yearly bonuses. A good HMO is one that pays a lesser percentage of its assets to patients or to care providers. So I think it's somewhat dis...

4. Nursing at 41..Just starting out

   judith replied to redhookid's topic in Career Support

   Nursing is all of the above: incredibly rewarding, fun, intellectually and physically challenging; absolutely maddening, depressing, frustrating. actual patient care is one of the neatest things a human being can do. Practicing nursing of any kind ...

5. EMS and insurance companies

   judith replied to bluesboyj's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely, the industry (HMO's, indemnity insurance companies) are out to save money at every turn, irregardless of patient welfare. Remember, a "good" HMO is one which pays out the smallest possible proportion of its revenues for patient or provid...