Art Kellermann Rand Rant

One of the posts in my Twitter feed was a re-tweet of something asserted by Dr. Art Kellermann (@ArtKellermannMD). Dr. Kellermann is a distinguished physician. He is the Director and VP of Rand Health. At one point he was a professor at Emory University, but apparently does not practice emergency medicine any more. Dr. Kellermann’s tweet said the following: Dr. Kellermann’s tweet references an editorial article that he wrote in the Annals of Emergency Medicine titled “Waiting Room Medicine: Has It Really Come to This? The article was from 2010, so I’m not sure what prompted him to tweet about it in 2013, but nevertheless, the article at least seemed pertinent … until I read it. The assertion in Dr. Kellermann’s tweet was a quote from his article and was reportedly supported by a 2001 brochure created by the UK Department of Health (.pdf file). The context of Dr. Kellermann’s assertion in the article he wrote is as follows: The ED is more than a clinical setting; it is a “room with a view” of the best and worst of modern health care. In the United Kingdom, a crowded ED is considered a telltale sign of a poorly managed hospital. If that perspective ever takes hold on this side of the Atlantic, things will change. Until then, it is up to us. Things will change if our perspective changes. Until then, change is up to us. What a feel-good nonsensical assertion of nothingness. How will things change in the face of significant numbers o...
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