tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post5773659858117836187..comments2023-10-02T06:01:07.043-05:00Comments on The-Paris-site: Comments That Rang Clear....10/5fac_phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07837459359891180522noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-20780647604931722272007-10-05T09:12:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:12:00.000-05:00Whatever happened to the Whistleblower's Act?Whatever happened to the Whistleblower's Act?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-13608018247403911232007-10-04T08:44:00.000-05:002007-10-04T08:44:00.000-05:00Frank- I'd be interested to read what the response...Frank- I'd be interested to read what the response was by the Essent stooge to the blogpost that started this thread. I need a good laugh.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, please, post it.....and no, I'm not from Essent (thank God).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-89379806009967314042007-09-30T00:15:00.000-05:002007-09-30T00:15:00.000-05:00Its complete bullshit what the Hospital is doing t...Its complete bullshit what the Hospital is doing to you. Get real dude, next time use a Proxy, that is if you don't want your ass sued off. <BR/><BR/>F__k that damn hospital. I'll post what ever the f__k I want, freedom of speech. Go f__k your self if you think otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I hope that freedom of speech on the internet hasn't ended yet. Other wise I'm hozed. <BR/>Publish RejectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-90205065745700891752007-09-29T16:29:00.000-05:002007-09-29T16:29:00.000-05:00I guess I'm a little confused on some points...Fir...I guess I'm a little confused on some points...<BR/><BR/>First off, when did Corporations get 'character'?? Isn't that what libel/slander/defamation are all about?? If a corporation isn't doing a good job, and someone points it out, then that person should be commended, not dragged thorugh the muck of a courtroom. Sure, if I'm some person, trying to do some good in this world, and a newsie says that I had, I don't know, something <I>bad</I> in my past (that was not true), then take them to court...But if I go to McDonalds and consistently get poor service, attitude from it's employees and/or sick, then it should be my <B>duty</B> to make it known to everyone I can...The Internet is an exceptional communication device, and doesn't discriminate against anyone (sex, religion, preference, yadda yadda)...<BR/><BR/>Secondly, how can we have faith in our ISP's when they won't even attempt to block access (and maybe even help??) to our personal info??? I guess we shouldn't trust them anyway, knowing that their claims of faster, better, etc. are most always ummm...exagerated...anyway...If they can mislead us in that, I guess it follows that they can mislead us in other ways...<BR/><BR/>Third (or is it thirdly??), why didn't the judge simply throw this out? From what I've read, it's fairly obvious that they're not really trying to get John Does 1-10, but current employees trying to make things right. If you have that much trouble with your staff, maybe you should take a long hard look at your business model again. I just wonder if maybe $omething <I>changed</I> hands... I'm not $aying what, mind you, but dollars to doughnuts, there was some type of collusion...<BR/><BR/>Lastly...(And FINALLY!! :) ) Has anyone in the court system thought to look at a)The overall holdings of PRMC, to see if maybe something else is going on (read: Maybe Enron is happening again)???<BR/>b)The overall census of the state? I mean, maybe we're just all a bit healthier, and the trend towards health care is looking up? (OK...I've now identified myself as being squarely in the Optimists camp, but I'll deal!!)...<BR/><BR/>In closing (heh...Thought lastly was it, didn't you!!)...It's probably still way too early to find out exactly how this will play out, but I'll be interested to hear more, as things progress...<BR/><BR/>I would like to wish all the John Does luck in fighting the machine!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-10525392821173016992007-09-29T14:13:00.000-05:002007-09-29T14:13:00.000-05:00I wish you all luck. This case has the potential t...I wish you all luck. This case has the potential to cause a massive blow to our online freedom of speech.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate you and this blog. They would be wrong to pursue this case.<BR/><BR/>Good Luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-31322501532568431752007-09-29T09:52:00.000-05:002007-09-29T09:52:00.000-05:00I've lived in rural Idaho and Nevada towns for mos...I've lived in rural Idaho and Nevada towns for most of my life and can easily relate to the frequent poor hospitals in these areas. These hospitals are especially bad when run by out of town companies for a profit. It seems that the only way to keep health care up to an acceptable level at these facilities is to have plenty of community involvement.<BR/><BR/>I applaud your efforts to keep your community involved and communicate. <BR/><BR/>If Essent gave a wet slap about patient care or the health of the community in which it does business, they wouldn't be trying to shut you up. They could easily have spun this into something along the lines of trying to plug a HIPAA violation or something. At least that would have given them the appearance of caring. Instead, with this court action, they come across as if they're the little brother who's been poking you all day and now is running to mom because you beat him up.<BR/><BR/>Essent needs to grow up and Paris needs a community hospital.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-42871539000236664682007-09-29T09:48:00.000-05:002007-09-29T09:48:00.000-05:00You need to let the Electronic Frontier Foundation...You need to let the Electronic Frontier Foundation know of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-77900548810960152442007-09-29T09:41:00.000-05:002007-09-29T09:41:00.000-05:00It sounds like Essent is a shitty company who like...It sounds like Essent is a shitty company who likes to harass people for exercising their freedom of speech rights. I don't think Essent is a shitty company because of these blog posts I think Essent is a shitty company because of the way they've acted in court recently. They should be ashamed of themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-10282787511065523862007-09-27T17:27:00.000-05:002007-09-27T17:27:00.000-05:008:30,There have been a lot of other healthcare cor...8:30,<BR/>There have been a lot of other healthcare corporations, but it seems their inbreeding has put them all in the same lot. When HCA/Columbia took the hit for Medicare fraud, how many others were also prosecuted?<BR/><BR/>Look at the executive resumes and you'll find that most have danced between several companies, picking up all the bad habits.<BR/><BR/>If one is on a path, the others aren't far behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-70614472822629702552007-09-27T16:03:00.000-05:002007-09-27T16:03:00.000-05:008:30 AM,Good points, but lest we forget the CEO of...8:30 AM,<BR/><BR/>Good points, but lest we forget the CEO of Essent used to be an HCA executive- most likely one of the members of the "bad management" camp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-49102992044360524562007-09-27T08:30:00.000-05:002007-09-27T08:30:00.000-05:00Way back once upon a time, there were only two "fo...Way back once upon a time, there were only two "for profit" hospitals systems: HCA & Columbia. They were frowned upon as it was felt that healthcare was not a business but a need. Yet both these systems flourished until bad management sent them down. I worked for an HCA hospital. We had regular patient care/customer service meetings. In one of them we learned that if you went to a restaurant, for example, and had a great experience. You will tell ten people about it. If you had a bad experience you will tell 25 people. Word of mouth advertising is the best advertising there is for two reasons: it's free and people believe it.<BR/>Christus made plenty of mistakes but patient care wasn't one of them. They cared about the patient and people knew that and talked about it. Essent losing business was their own fault. People will talk and I don't mean employees. I hear people talking about their hospital stays in Wal Mart, restaurants and the laundramat. Other people hear and talk about them too. It's not HIPAA being violated; it's just plain old human gossip.<BR/><BR/>But to violate our civil rights for a case that is bogus to begin with? NO WAY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-23606865866788891322007-09-27T03:37:00.000-05:002007-09-27T03:37:00.000-05:00I have only recently become aware of your blog, an...I have only recently become aware of your blog, and am not familiar at all with the situations<BR/>in the medical institution which have been a subject of so much controversy.<BR/> <BR/>I think that the Essent legal maneuvers pose a real risk to freedom of speech.<BR/> <BR/>I hope you have all your ducks in a row, and that this intrusion into your identity is stopped.<BR/> <BR/>I have, at times, wanted to and even felt I had a responsibilty to blow the whistle on things<BR/>I knew were wrong. I always knew, however, that if I did it, and if my identity were to become<BR/>public, then I would not only lose my job but would probably be blackballed in my industry.<BR/> <BR/>It is a shame that such sentiment protects the likes of Enron crooks, while throwing the <BR/>investor, the worker, and the client to unethical and illegal acts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-37131236668015555462007-09-26T14:26:00.000-05:002007-09-26T14:26:00.000-05:00I'm not a current Essent employee, and I obviously...I'm not a current Essent employee, and I obviously am not going to tell you where I work now, so as to avoid harassment from the NashVegas thugs. I am also not a bigtime fan of Christus Health, but at least they did a better job that the current bunch of clowns, and things were better-run. Hmm, could that be because Christus is a non-profit concern, and Essent isn't? Of perhaps Christus has the better business model.......<BR/><BR/>I'd be curious to know what kind of drivel the Essent stooge wrote, even if only for a good laugh. If it's a threat to my person, all I can say is, pack lunch and dinner, you're in for a very long day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com