tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post4769594119229188928..comments2024-02-24T06:25:59.743-08:00Comments on The Spine Blogger: Whistle While You Work!Musculoskeletal Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873819014357051373noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-20807768411616744822010-04-14T13:47:05.828-07:002010-04-14T13:47:05.828-07:00Mister Bates, the former hotdog salesman...what a ...Mister Bates, the former hotdog salesman...what a slime. If anyone was advising how to "code" it was he and not a directive from upper management. <br /><br />A good question would be to ask is "why did he leave/forced to leave the company" and then in retaliation filed the suite...just sayin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-61231923331780852892009-11-20T14:01:31.663-08:002009-11-20T14:01:31.663-08:00While there are a lot of abusers in the field, ple...While there are a lot of abusers in the field, pleas for more government involvement aren't beds of roses and bowls of cherries. The DOJ is already discussing price controls on IP and setting hourly and daily rates. I don't want anyone but the free market telling me what my legitimate good idea is worth. Greed is bad but if incentive is completely removed there will be no innovation. I love the comment about $4000/day as if that were outrageous. Sit down and really look at your numbers for your practice. If you subtract weekends and 6 major holidays and take 3 weeks vacation, that leaves 240 workdays per year. I realize we put in added hours on call etc. but the bulk of revenue happens during the elective hours of our practice. Most spine surgeons generate over $1 mil in gross revenue per year. It does cost you $4-5000 to close your office for a day. I think the system has flaws as do most systems. I don't accept lunches or cookies or whatever the hell else the rep brings by much less padded consulting agreements. I do however, beleive I should be paid for my time and my patentable ideas. No other profession beleives in less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-35058997787402003662009-10-06T09:52:37.895-07:002009-10-06T09:52:37.895-07:00As a 20 year vet of the spinal implant industry I&...As a 20 year vet of the spinal implant industry I've seen and heard of many bizare situations. I remember attempting to sell products to a surgeon and in closing I asked for the business. He then looked me straight in the eye and asked "what's the going rate"? We have created this situation due to greed. Greed within the surgeons ranks and greed with the reps and companies.<br />Until the DOJ or FBI starts prosecuting surgeons, reps and company owners and execs bribes will continue. <br />AdvaMed is truly a paper tiger.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841856176884357325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-52464661142967951732009-10-02T11:32:22.329-07:002009-10-02T11:32:22.329-07:00Come on!! How small is Danek??? The biggest and mo...Come on!! How small is Danek??? The biggest and most brazen bender of the rules and briber in the field. Always attempting to meet the letter of the laws while raping their intent. Danek taught everyone else how to do this, either indirectly or through the export of their managers (Nuvasive, rings a bell?)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961304322606487298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-16397017358895351412009-10-02T11:26:58.832-07:002009-10-02T11:26:58.832-07:00I really appreciate your commentary. It is so ref...I really appreciate your commentary. It is so refreshing! Its as if you are saying what so many of us wish we could say... Kudos!<br /><br />Good thing you have your anonymity!Druedeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045247945680565393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-29391363205988762842009-10-02T07:05:55.614-07:002009-10-02T07:05:55.614-07:00I agree with Ortho Engineer, in my experience it s...I agree with Ortho Engineer, in my experience it seems that smaller companies tend to bend the rules more than the larger companies. This is by no means the rule but it exists to a degree. Smaller companies are more willing to take more risk and, real or not, the risk doesn't seem to be as near. From the standpoint of gaining vs. buying surgeon loyalty, this is not exactly a level playing field. Perhaps the DOJ doesn't have the resources to go after everyone so they chose to go after the industry leaders. There are plenty of ankle-biters out there that are hungry, so the Depuys and the Medtronics will only continue to see more and more smaller 'me too' competitors and inevitably hand over market share.M Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241074911932128545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126852961571725269.post-22546883308803143282009-10-02T05:30:14.393-07:002009-10-02T05:30:14.393-07:00While I am sure they are not squeaky clean, could ...While I am sure they are not squeaky clean, could this be why companies like Depuy Spine are losing marketshare. Their Credo dictates that they play by the rules while those run by greed will do what it takes to capture a surgeon's business. When the Fed's start looking up the docs and those offering the bribes (and let's not beat around the bush, they are bribes to use product), maybe, MAYBE, we will see business based on product and service performance.Ortho Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071442125339355215noreply@blogger.com