Clipping Board » Medical Myths ─ The truth about healthcare is often different from what you intuitively think.
United Daily News 2008/03/04 / Reporter Liu Huimin / Taipei Report
He Feipeng, CEO of the Cite Publishing Group, stated that he does not dismiss the value of renowned doctors, but blindly chasing after them is absolutely wrong. The Medical Reform Foundation suggests that transparency in medical information can dispel the myth of renowned doctors, and the Department of Health should make more efforts in this regard.
He Feipeng has had painful experiences with renowned doctors. Thirty years ago, his wife's brother-in-law did not wake up after general anesthesia due to a renowned doctor's negligence in reviewing blood test results; his father-in-law, who suffered a stroke and fell, passed away shortly after surgery following a five-minute diagnosis by a vice president of a well-known hospital. At the end of last year, his brother had a spinal spur pressing on a nerve, and doctors from various major hospitals had differing opinions, so they had to pin their hopes on a renowned doctor. The renowned doctor decided to operate after just one consultation, but only after learning that He Feipeng's sister also had a medical background did he patiently discuss the condition. A re-examination revealed that "the wrong person was identified," and surgery was unnecessary.
Liu Meijun, Executive Director of the Medical Reform Foundation, said that the public lacks complete information channels, and renowned doctors are often spread by word of mouth among patients. However, some doctors do not live up to their reputations, and some who were originally highly skilled have seen a decline in quality due to the excessive number of patients they see, resulting in less time spent with each patient.
She believes that transparency in medical information is an important step. Although the Department of Health and the National Health Insurance Administration have made improvements, such as the National Health Insurance Administration publishing "medical quality information" online, including the rate of antibiotic use in outpatient services and the rate of rehospitalization within 14 days after discharge, many people "see but do not understand" and it should be translated into language that the public can read.
Source: http://mag. udn. com/ mag/ life/ storypage. jsp? f_ART_ID=113477
"Famous Doctor" Performs Surgery after 5 Minutes, Patient Never Wakes up
He Feipeng, CEO of the Cite Publishing Group, stated that he does not dismiss the value of renowned doctors, but blindly chasing after them is absolutely wrong. The Medical Reform Foundation suggests that transparency in medical information can dispel the myth of renowned doctors, and the Department of Health should make more efforts in this regard.
He Feipeng has had painful experiences with renowned doctors. Thirty years ago, his wife's brother-in-law did not wake up after general anesthesia due to a renowned doctor's negligence in reviewing blood test results; his father-in-law, who suffered a stroke and fell, passed away shortly after surgery following a five-minute diagnosis by a vice president of a well-known hospital. At the end of last year, his brother had a spinal spur pressing on a nerve, and doctors from various major hospitals had differing opinions, so they had to pin their hopes on a renowned doctor. The renowned doctor decided to operate after just one consultation, but only after learning that He Feipeng's sister also had a medical background did he patiently discuss the condition. A re-examination revealed that "the wrong person was identified," and surgery was unnecessary.
Liu Meijun, Executive Director of the Medical Reform Foundation, said that the public lacks complete information channels, and renowned doctors are often spread by word of mouth among patients. However, some doctors do not live up to their reputations, and some who were originally highly skilled have seen a decline in quality due to the excessive number of patients they see, resulting in less time spent with each patient.
She believes that transparency in medical information is an important step. Although the Department of Health and the National Health Insurance Administration have made improvements, such as the National Health Insurance Administration publishing "medical quality information" online, including the rate of antibiotic use in outpatient services and the rate of rehospitalization within 14 days after discharge, many people "see but do not understand" and it should be translated into language that the public can read.
Source: http://mag. udn. com/ mag/ life/ storypage. jsp? f_ART_ID=113477