tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post231212460463525159..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: What will their legacy be?Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-57587663235094878292016-02-29T18:17:08.201-05:002016-02-29T18:17:08.201-05:00The remark about the reason for not sharing qualit...The remark about the reason for not sharing quality and safety info is just stunning. I doubt even the most jaded U.S. hospital CEO would be so naive as to actually voice that in public. However, it brings into stark relief the major disadvantage of a 'private' health care system - that it behaves like the rest of the private sector, i.e. behaving as capitalists do. We all accept this (with some grumbling) when it involves telecommunications companies or airlines, but when we are sick, we expect more. Not that government-run systems would 'care' more, but there is a fundamental paradox in incentivizing hospitals to behave as capitalists, and then being shocked and morally offended when they do. <br />Would it work better if doctors were the CEO's? We have all seen otherwise.....nonlocal MDnoreply@blogger.com