tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39992865294958817752024-03-08T10:40:48.889-08:00Paging Dr Cogent!Thoughts on modern healthcare. Discussion welcome.Princess, Tank and Isaac: The Newfs of Hazardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12800189929779339096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3999286529495881775.post-27992784057108613512009-08-06T20:37:00.001-07:002009-10-08T13:34:59.171-07:00Physicians are Executive Decision Makers, not TechniciansThe point of earning a doctorate degree is that you've mastered the subject material and statistics and have been deemed competent to evaluate and contribute new research. Doctors are competent not just to function in their field, but to evaluate ongoing research and incorporate the best of it in their daily functioning. There is a concerted effort to convince the public that physicians are Dr Cogenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10188639091041337090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3999286529495881775.post-75207395410599674232009-07-30T16:25:00.000-07:002009-09-01T20:30:06.150-07:00Comparative Effectiveness Reasearch is Barking Up the Wrong TreeComparative Effectiveness Research (CER) sounds so simple and right. Find out what treatment works best and use it. Reality, however, is more complex. Treatments are approved by the FDA (presumably) because they work. When you compare 2 treatments head to head you usually find that one works best in some people, the other works best in some people, both work for some and neither works for some. Dr Cogenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10188639091041337090noreply@blogger.com0