donna rosenthal

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  donna commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Understand Healthcare Reform in 2 Easy Steps

  One of the things that raises health care costs are unnecessary 'standard procedures' and plain old waste. A few examples:  manditory breast biopsy the day before the tumor was to be removed and biopsied again anyway. 

  
  

                 'selling' me two full bottles of dry shampoo for the two times they washed my hair - one bottle is enough for at least 15 uses.

  
  

                sending me home with 10 pillows(once you use them, they're yours) and enough sterile gauze pads to start my own clinic.

  
  

             poor coverage by the nursing staff which led to my transfer to the ICU and extended my hospital stay by at least 3 days.

  
  

            I refused 2 of the ordered medications (AFTER I was out of ICU) but no one informed the doctors, so it kept coming for days and apparently was being thrown away.

  
  

           It might be useful to speak to speak directly to patients, doctors, and other health care providers before deciding what to 'fix' and what to leave alone.