Comments on: An introduction to PRBS? http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/05/23/an-introduction-to-prbs/ Kaiser Permanente: Failure to Thrive -- A Managed Care Watch Web Site Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:52:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Admin http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/05/23/an-introduction-to-prbs/#comment-21241 Admin Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:50:43 +0000 http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/05/23/an-introduction-to-prbs%e2%84%a2/#comment-21241 It isn't impossible to get good care at Kaiser and I'm sure it is true that there are many excellent doctors. Even a bad doctor won't screw up every time, and most illnesses clear up on their own without any intervention from a doctor at all (one physician told me 95%). There are a few problem areas: 1. Pressure to contain costs leads to underdiagnosis and undertreatment. If you are one of the 95% that's not necessarily a problem. If you're one of the 5% it could mean the difference between life and death. 2. Kaiser never addresses complaints honestly or fairly when something does go wrong. Kaiser itself says it best (quoted from the internal <a href="http://www.kaiserthrive.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=30" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kaiser Reputation Management</a> document): <blockquote>KP is not viewed positively on trustworthy or quality health care because our physicians are perceived to be 'Kaiser doctors', employed by Kaiser, beholden to Kaiser, and therefore not in a position to be an advocate for their patients.</blockquote> To answer your other question, at the bottom of every post there is a "Share This" link, for social bookmarking and emailing. It isn’t impossible to get good care at Kaiser and I’m sure it is true that there are many excellent doctors. Even a bad doctor won’t screw up every time, and most illnesses clear up on their own without any intervention from a doctor at all (one physician told me 95%).

There are a few problem areas:

1. Pressure to contain costs leads to underdiagnosis and undertreatment. If you are one of the 95% that’s not necessarily a problem. If you’re one of the 5% it could mean the difference between life and death.

2. Kaiser never addresses complaints honestly or fairly when something does go wrong.

Kaiser itself says it best (quoted from the internal Kaiser Reputation Management document):

KP is not viewed positively on trustworthy or quality health care because our physicians are perceived to be ‘Kaiser doctors’, employed by Kaiser, beholden to Kaiser, and therefore not in a position to be an advocate for their patients.

To answer your other question, at the bottom of every post there is a “Share This” link, for social bookmarking and emailing.

]]> By: anon http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/05/23/an-introduction-to-prbs/#comment-21240 anon Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:12:17 +0000 http://www.kaiserthrive.org/2007/05/23/an-introduction-to-prbs%e2%84%a2/#comment-21240 someone who pays kaiser about 500 dollars a month to kaiser says there are thousands of decent doctors working for them so what is the problem. well i guess she needs to wait till she/he really gets sick and find out how they are for profit. do you have a suggestion? may you can add a feature on your site that one could send your site/sotry to others. someone who pays kaiser about 500 dollars a month to kaiser says there are thousands of decent doctors working for them so what is the problem. well i guess she needs to wait till she/he really gets sick and find out how they are for profit.

do you have a suggestion?

may you can add a feature on your site that one could send your site/sotry to others.

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