A leading medical journal Thursday published an unprecedented “Expression of Concern” regarding the conduct of scientists on a study that, federal regulators concluded, may have exposed more than 1,000 elderly nursing home residents in Massachusetts and elsewhere to an increased risk of falling.
The statement from the Journal of the American Medical Association, which a spokeswoman confirmed was the first in its 129-year history, said that the scientists at Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston and two other institutions were not “forthcoming” with journal editors about the potential risks when editors asked them about the issue before publishing their work in 2007.
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This article is a classic example of a very big issue with the AMerican health system.
Health care is a very lucrative business: Everyone wants to work in the industry - no matter what their education or degree. The situation is now there are more health care workers with MBA, Law, and Accounting degrees than those with nursing or medical education workiing in the health care industry.
What this means, is the 'care' for patients is lost in translation. Too many individuals never learned the concept in their educational programs and subsequent career choice is based upon financial security or serendipitous, referal from a friend.