tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390054012370292935.post4421702235492999565..comments2023-05-08T05:40:51.720-04:00Comments on Perles of Wisdom: You can only do the best you can doDr. Stephen M. Perlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842367889503625768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390054012370292935.post-6629243080343925412009-08-22T09:07:08.998-04:002009-08-22T09:07:08.998-04:00In high school I was a member of our town's vo...In high school I was a member of our town's volunteer ambulance corps. Back then one didn't bill insurance companies for such services. This was, obviously, all before HIPAA, nevertheless it was rare that I learned the outcome of those we tried our best to help. So we just trained regularly and did our best possibly motivated by the fear that we'd screw up and that would mean someone else suffered. <br /><br />On the other hand, while in high school and college as an athletic trainer I always saw "my athletes" again and knew the outcome of their care. Obviously I saw the outcome of my patients. But many of my former chiropractic students go out in the world and the outcome is unknown. <br /><br />Life is about living with those uncertainties and doing ones best.Dr. Stephen M. Perlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842367889503625768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390054012370292935.post-78673923535436081662009-08-20T11:54:35.762-04:002009-08-20T11:54:35.762-04:00This is actually one of the biggest frustrations i...This is actually one of the biggest frustrations in pre-hospital care. With HIPAA laws the way they are, EMTs and paramedics are frequently unable to easily obtain follow-up information about their patients. Without that feedback, it is difficult for the medic to judge how they did on a particular call and hard to learn from mistakes you didn't know you made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com