[ExI] wooohooo! this is our hell mary bill

[Mike Dougherty]

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 12:07 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
> The follow-up will be to document what was used and how the patient did
> after that.  Then we figure out some kind of numerical code for each
> treatment used and in what quantities, along with a numerically coded
> outcome metric.  We need to create a numerical system for everything, for
> which we need the medics’ help (I have no idea how to create metrics for the
> outcome of a drug or therapy (a 1-0 scale for patient lived or died won’t
> work (not enough resolution.)))

You are not alone.  People are generally "not great" at figuring out codes.
for example: http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/V00-Y99/W50-W64/W55-

btw, I believe the expression is "Hail Mary" - but I'm never sure if
you are being ironic...
though if your intent is to step on toes, why stop at 'Hell Mary' -
why not 'Heil Mary"  :p