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Since doctors have the right to perform such operations, it is up to the patient to monitor their backgrounds and decide whether he or she feels comfortable with their training. A patient should also investigate the facility where a procedure would be performed. Technological advances have made it possible to perform intricate surgeries in nonhospital settings on an outpatient basis. Some are done in private, freestanding surgical centers, others in doctors' offices...
Patients often enjoy a doctor's office because it feels more personal; many doctors prefer it because they exercise complete control over their surroundings and costs. That can be perfectly safe as long as the offices maintain safety precautions, but some state and local governments do not monitor whether they do. The task can be left to accrediting agencies. States may require offices to be accredited, but the agencies perform inspections and give the seal of approval. The one considered the gold standard is from the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF). To receive its blessing...
...supporters chime in, “you bet.” At every Palmer event I’ve attended (about five), he references a New York Times article which labels his class, appropriately, “Idealism 101” and distributes a Christian Science Monitor expose that depicts him as a liberal ideologue in and outside the classroom. He was a featured speaker at Harvard’s large anti-war walkout last year, and at every opportunity he gets (from serving as the emcee of an a cappella concert to chatting with students he meets...
Palmer’s class, which has hosted such well-known figures as former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and MIT professor Noam Chomsky, has been featured in The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor but has also been accused of not providing a balanced view on political issues...
McGarr could easily be the tip of the iceberg. No regular, administrative monitor was able to catch the impropriety, and the University remains woefully oblivious to how many other companies are employing similar schemes to cut costs at workers’ expense—and in violation of University policies. Though fulfilling its commitment to pay a fair wage in this case is certainly a positive step, Harvard should be embarrassed that its own rules were skirted for so long...