tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post596308017235168812..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: The network you might not likePaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-79688348416875976132015-11-09T10:14:54.339-05:002015-11-09T10:14:54.339-05:00Many issues brought up in this post but one in par...Many issues brought up in this post but one in particular interests me -- in the US we laud personal choice as the dominant value in our healthcare system but show me a study that demonstrates that more choice leads to better outcomes. Perhaps we need to realize that less choice is actually what is needed. Healthcare exists to improve the utility of our lives and improve the productivity of our economy. We need some choice to provide competition and provide economic utility but I would argue that today we have too much choice, not too little. PFSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-1715204464003177992015-11-07T21:02:05.423-05:002015-11-07T21:02:05.423-05:00Completely agree! I always wondered why it was not...Completely agree! I always wondered why it was not mandated that there would be a centralized database for EMRs...Piyush Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035634094596275448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-34942961575885240962015-11-05T21:22:59.544-05:002015-11-05T21:22:59.544-05:00And this is why Coloradans will vote in November 2...And this is why Coloradans will vote in November 2016 on a ballot issue to form a statewide co-op universal healthcare system, ColoradoCare. I can't wait; this "network" thing has gotten Frankensteinian.Bart Windrumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-2347754999377932652015-11-05T21:06:56.987-05:002015-11-05T21:06:56.987-05:00From Facebook:
This horse has most certainly left...From Facebook:<br /><br />This horse has most certainly left the barn in many parts of this country. And when it eventually unwinds it might actually be worseHoward Luksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-15483350507767518812015-11-05T20:28:36.387-05:002015-11-05T20:28:36.387-05:00From Facebook:
Right. The system emerging is one ...From Facebook:<br /><br />Right. The system emerging is one designed to limit patients' autonomy and choices without any assurance it will lead to better--or even less expensive--outcomes. . .Edward Wiestnoreply@blogger.com