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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: re: Why not now?
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Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 18:06:48 EST
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>> 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.