Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!ark From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) Newsgroups: net.politics.theory Subject: re: Why not now? Message-ID: <4550@alice.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 18:06:48 EST Article-I.D.: alice.4550 Posted: Mon Nov 11 18:06:48 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Nov-85 21:07:42 EST References: <162@mck-csc.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 24 >> I expect that it will be cheaper for you to buy a report from the >> Doctor Investigating Cooperative. Moreover, if they collect lots >> of facts about doctors you could probably get a doctor who is >> more suited to yourself. Instead of just a ``passed these minimum >> standards'' you could also specify that you want your doctor to >> pass other standards in courtesy, promptness and compassion which >> are not currently on the medical exams... >> >> Laura Creighton > The question still stands. Why don't we have this sort of information > presently? The logical group to do might be the AMA, but they're > probably out due to possible conflict of interest. There are many > doctors who would be openly hostile to this sort of action. I know of > many people (myself included) who would like to have access to this > sort of information when entering a new area and looking for a doctor. > Perhaps I've ignored resources about this [I've done it before] > but I don't know of any good, reliable service which does this currently. > Bernie Gunther If I went into the business of providing information about the relative merits of physicians, I would expect to be prosecuted and convicted of giving medical advice without a license.