tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703324156203847744.comments2023-10-31T05:35:34.147-04:00Rants of a Patient Safety AdvocateIlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343527685168271700noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703324156203847744.post-67260822969757940082023-10-31T05:35:34.147-04:002023-10-31T05:35:34.147-04:00Surely you must realize how many people the TSA sc...Surely you must realize how many people the TSA screens every day, certainly an incredible amount more than walks through the door of a hospital in a day. <br />Transgender people have the option of requesting a pat down in lieu of going through the scanner. The TSA always asks if you would like it done in a private room instead of public view. I personally always choose the manual pat down, andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703324156203847744.post-24835460121856954692023-10-31T04:17:50.706-04:002023-10-31T04:17:50.706-04:00That’s great advice!
That’s great advice! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703324156203847744.post-50733704482183334092023-10-31T03:30:52.886-04:002023-10-31T03:30:52.886-04:00All the reasons you cited is why I never allowed m...All the reasons you cited is why I never allowed my children to be left alone in an examination room with anyone. I have taught my children what is appropriate and what isn’t. <br />As of late there has been a push for physicians to have “ private talks “ with young children and adolescents. I find this highly inappropriate and disturbing. Secrets should NEVER be kept from parents, when it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703324156203847744.post-10284897233833343982023-10-31T03:09:44.435-04:002023-10-31T03:09:44.435-04:00In all the years I worked in the hospital setting ...In all the years I worked in the hospital setting I have never seen a person of color treated differently than any other patient. People of color were treated with the same dignity and care as any other patient. If I had witnessed otherwise, I would have been the first to report it and confront the person doing it. <br />Of course there were patients with different health insurance, or no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703324156203847744.post-77542610518044013722023-10-31T01:50:27.639-04:002023-10-31T01:50:27.639-04:00No, you are NOT to blame.
It’s a lack of training...No, you are NOT to blame. <br />It’s a lack of training, protocol, and accountability on the health care providers and office staff part. I have seen it time and time again. Your anecdote is one of many thousands a year. <br />EHR’s will make this problem worse, not better. I agree with you that patients must be taught to always get copies of records, blood work and any other diagnostic results Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703324156203847744.post-1474497959083046942023-10-31T01:34:33.794-04:002023-10-31T01:34:33.794-04:00I’m so sorry about your son.
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I love that you shared our story. ❤️The Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991846784790382568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703324156203847744.post-75935408286750166022020-01-22T01:05:50.333-05:002020-01-22T01:05:50.333-05:00In my experience (>30 years) the physician sexu...In my experience (>30 years) the physician sexual predator is more often never identified as such, or suspected by his colleagues or staff...<br /><br />Patients may be better protected from physicians bent on abusive and invasive behavior by a concerted process to prevent any one-on-one patient-physician encounters. 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