ERDoc Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 It's all about ROI. There is no return on health care, it's all about spending/losing money. A sports stadium will pay itself off in no time. If you were a politician looking to get reelected, where would you put your money?
mikeymedic1984 Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) That is the point, none of us are politicians, we are health care providers. If we do not fight for what we know is right, then who will ???????? We can choose to hope that big-pharma gives us the silver bullet one day in the future, or we can work to do what we know works. It's funny fire departments, EMS departments, and Hospitals have no problem budgeting for a new ladder truck, a new ambulance, or a bond referendum to expand facilities, but we can't seem to find the money to do what we know will save the most lives. How many more lives would be saved by $500k of community defibrilators, versus a new ladder truck, some new ambulances, or a new outpatient center ?? Edited December 16, 2014 by mikeymedic1984 1
ERDoc Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 You won't get any arguments from me, as I agree with everything you said. Let's also throw some of that money at community/high school CPR training so that good CPR can be performed until the cavalry gets there.
rock_shoes Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 That is the point, none of us are politicians, we are health care providers. If we do not fight for what we know is right, then who will ???????? We can choose to hope that big-pharma gives us the silver bullet one day in the future, or we can work to do what we know works. It's funny fire departments, EMS departments, and Hospitals have no problem budgeting for a new ladder truck, a new ambulance, or a bond referendum to expand facilities, but we can't seem to find the money to do what we know will save the most lives. How many more lives would be saved by $500k of community defibrilators, versus a new ladder truck, some new ambulances, or a new outpatient center ?? This is something I can support you on. Overall more than enough money is already being spent. Spending needs to be directed more appropriately. The hospital doesn't need to fund a new entrance way. It needs to fund more OR time to deal with the orthopedic back log. The city doesn't need to fund a new ladder truck. It needs to ensure every park/recreational facility has public access defibrillators. Studying drugs like Epinephrine, Glucagon, and Magnesium Sulfate is a little different than studying something like Amiodarone. Big pharma stands to gain essentially nothing on these drugs because they aren't proprietary. Big pharma makes its money on proprietary products. The more we can make use of non-proprietary drugs to treat patients the better.
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