Saw my surgeon for the post-op exam. He says everything is
looking good. The pathology report indicates no residual malignancy. Made me very happy.
Your tax dollars at work:
Additionally, he told me that the pile of paper I got when I
was discharged from the hospital is a Medicare requirement. A hospital is obliged to present all of this
“educational” material. If the hospital
does not comply, they risk losing payment from Medicare. Some committee of bureaucrats has decided
that I need education on quitting smoking even though I don’t smoke.
There was a “Teaching Sheet” for each of my over-the-counter
medications such as Glucosamine and multivitamins. Each one has an opening paragraph that is
nothing but a disclaimer stating that the sheet is a summary only and does not
substitute for the advice of a physician.
Then the rest of the sheet is BLANK.
There should have been a top sheet explaining how to avoid
getting angry over this waste of resources.
That, I could have used.
That's what motivational / self-help speakers are all about: help dealing with all this type of stuff.
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