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Thursday, October 19, 2006

Who is Dr. Davis??

Wow, what a post.

I would like to ask if any practitioners or any other health care professionals can verify and doctor named J. Davis in Denver or the surrounding areas.

First off, I went to Doctor.com, and it is a bogus page, where this supposed email address came from.

Secondly, I went online, did a google search for this name, nothing came up. Switchboard.com gave nothing either. There are NO orthopedic surgeons that I can find anywhere in the Denver area with that name. I even went to the website for Colorado, checking all Davis' and there are none in that area specializing in ortho.

I even called 411 on my verizon phone, asking for that name and for orthopedic clinics and groups...guess what? NOTHING there either, and they can usually find about anything there.

So, this is very ironic, this is the kind of bogus email that SHOULD have been screened by the moderator and NOT posted.

Who is this coward that will post an email criticizing everyone that has posted comments, with their real names, real identities, and everything else? Who is really behind this email?

I am going to check with a friend that is into computer security issues, knows how to track ISP and other information about where these emails originate from. If anyone else has access to anyone that can track this down, it would be interesting to see where it came from.

Personally, I have not seen anyone that is blatantly promoting products for gain or for any reason of that nature. But, wouldn't this seem like a perfect place to ask questions about if products are good or not, or to share experiences with products, services, or whatever that we have been happy with, or have hd horrible times with? Or, should we all just have to do the trial and error method on our own, re-invent the wheel, and not talk to anyone about anything, because it might be seen by someone as to be promoting or degrading something...but yet they hide behind an email address at DOCTOR.com.

Also, this should be a place where we can openly talk about issues, political, or otherwise, which does or can affect this profession.

This email sounds like it was written by someone that is wanting to stick up for some organization that has been openly attacked or openly criticized recently, but yet will not use a name that can be authenticated.

If anyone can verify who this person is, and vouch that he/she exists, then I apologize for this email. But, the point that we should be free to discuss whatever we feel is important to the profession, I stand by that.

Also, this email would make it sound as if doctors never criticize other doctors, or air their dirty laundry about other associates in their field. How many times have WE as prosthetists heard some surgeon totally trash another one. And, with all due respect, a lot of the time they have good reason to trash the other doctor. How many times have we seen an ampute have to go back into surgery for a revision or reconstruction due to a poorly done amputation? How many amputees have we had in our offices as a result of some poorly done medical procedure, and have had another doctor just come right out and say, the other doctor screwed up?

How many doctors sit on malpractice review boards, attacking their "colleagues" and their "associates" and go on the witness stand testifying against their brother?

I don't think we, in this field, have even gotten close to the corruption and trash talking level that the MDs have gotten to. Again, some of the trash talking is necessary to protect the patients, and some of the legal actions are also necessary to protect the patients.

The discussion on the Linkia deal, which is what really seems to be the drive behind the email, is very much appropriate, and everyone needs to realize the impact this has on the patients, being that their right to choose their provider has been stolen away, by some corporation that is more interested in stock prices and profits than they are in patient care.

Also, something new came up yesterday when I read that Palmetto GBA lost the contract for doing the administration for CMS in a few regions. The NEW contracted party is none other than Cigna. How is this going to pan out here? Will this mean that now all claims and benefits for Medicare recipients are going to have to go through Cigna for service, and if so, will only those providers that are in the Cigna network the ONLY providers that will be allowed to treat the medicare patients??? If that is the case, and Linkia is the administrator for Cigna, there are only Hanger facilities in the Linkia network, and so do the math, or use your simple reasoning skills ...

Maybe the competitive bidding deal for medicare won't even matter, we might not even have that chance to bid, because if we are NOT a Hanger facility, we cannot be in the Linkia network, and we cannot be a Cigna provider, and if Cigna is over the Medicare benefits, then you can figure it all out.

Any ideas on this? Anyone have any clarity or understand what is going on? If so, please let me know and educate me here.

Again, if you, J. Davis MD are a real surgeon in Denver, then I offer you my apologies for not being able to find you. But, I think you have enough
problems in your own world to get fixed before trying to attack ours.

Jim DeWees, CP

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posted by Daniel Gottry at 8:59 AM

1 Comments:

James said...: all I know is that there are some people that seem very threatened by these conversations about Linkia, etc.

If they are so concerned about their behavior being broadcast... doesn't that indicate that perhaps their behavior is innappropriate?

I'm sure I'm not saying anything new here - I just want to say I am proud of my dad (Dan Gottry) and all of you who are trying to promote change in the industry!!; 11:27 AM