tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post7766139715410549868..comments2024-03-29T06:37:18.029-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: How would this play in the US?Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-44955355896580457922013-08-20T17:25:37.619-04:002013-08-20T17:25:37.619-04:00Even though they're comparatively short on peo...Even though they're comparatively short on people, you can't deny SK's vivacity in launching programs like the Surgical Initiative. The first step toward change is getting people in the frame of mind that it's possible if you work toward it and that's what's needed in places like the UK to lead the charge in jumpstarting the system to meet the demands it's presented with.Mediclinic Mikehttp://kenderdinemedicalclinic.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-16099129252790562962013-08-19T06:15:40.370-04:002013-08-19T06:15:40.370-04:00Good points about process improvement. I think a l...Good points about process improvement. I think a larger value of your posts about the UK, however, is found as we in the U.S. contemplate what form our own system will eventually take. It is clear it can't and won't stay the way it is, and probably clear that we don't want to entirely emulate the U.K. or Canada (for one thing, the challenge of scaling it to our population would be massive).<br />I suspect this will be an evolution occurring over many years if not decades, but it is an interesting opportunity to decide what we do and don't want to see.<br /><br />nonlocal MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com