| Why should we let the government try to "fix" health care? What else have they been able to fix? The auto industry? Oil? Education? Health care should step up and fix itself. more >>> |
| I believe that a fundamental problem within healthcare is that there is limited incentive for individuals to operate at a high efficiency. I've worked in the non-profit sector for much of my life, and have been witness to this. Unlike the for-profit sector, the incentives in non-profits and particularly healthcare are often only "knowing you're doing good work". While this is great in theory, the reality is that it does not motivate many people to move to the next level of skill, quality, or efficiency. And, it is the skill, qu... more >>> |
| I think we need to embrace alternative healthcare practitioners and options. Not all of them, but modalities that focus on a) maintaining health, and that b) take the whole person into consideration. I think some of these modalities, in coordination with your regular health care practitioner, can offer long term benefits that ultimately lower health care costs. What would happen if your insurance company *required* you to see a nutritionist, a naturopath, and guided meditation practitioner at regular intervals? The combined result of ... more >>> |
| I have been a patient at a hospital and I really didn't see any problems with the actual healthcare system, at least in my case. I had breast cancer, received chemo and radiation, I have arthritis and some other medical conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc., etc. With all these, I have several doctors treating me and every one of them communicate among them for my treatments. I have an internist, oncologist, gynecolgist, the doctor that gave me radiation, the one that treats my arthritis. All of them receive my tests... more >>> |
| Sometimes big improvements can be made in reducing health problems by making the right decisions. Take smoking in public places, for instance. Two recent studies suggest that communities that pass laws to curb secondhand smoke get a big payoff -- a drop in heart attacks. It seems so simple -- ban smoking in all public places (yes, even in bars, restaurants, casinos) and you have less heart attacks. Yet this topic continues to be a hotly contested and emotional debate in many cities. You can read the article on CNN.com http://www.cnn... more >>> |
| I would like to see a 30-minute TV show similar to Nova ScienceNow (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/) that illustrates practical health issues in a manner that is smart, funny and engaging as opposed to boring and lecture-like. more >>> |
| As usual, people are willing to believe whatever they hear on the evening news and since the media says healthcare in this country is bad, people believe them without any numbers or data supporting it. The truth is that by law every person in the country has access to necessary medical treatment and the US has the best healthcare in the world. What would be nice would be for the hospitals to stand up and show how government involvement that already exists is affecting services and costs. There is nothing in the healthcare reform that actu... more >>> |
| A lot is being discussed about the problem of being a patient in a health care system that doesn't talk within itself. The technology seems to exist to allow us as patients to have THE record that follows us so that docs know how to treat based on what other treatments we're getting...and medications are coordinated. So if we have the technology, why aren't we using it? more >>> |
| physicians love patients who listen and comply with the advice they have been given. A patient who completes their round of antibiotics or who continues to keep their follow up appts makes the physicians job that much easier than a patient who continues to make bad choices with their health. But what happens to the group of patients that want to comply and improve their health but financially can not?? Medications and healthcare must be made affordable to every kind of patient! more >>> |
| I'm amazed daily at how advanced we are in technology. So much of what we do in our social and professional lives is communicated in real time. We spend tons of money on new gadgets, games and intuitive technology. But in healthcare, we are incredibly behind in our ability to gather, track and communication health information in a meaningful way. Physicians treat their patients in a silo. With medications and without accurate knowledge of what the patient or another specialist/physician might be treating their patient for. My physicians n... more >>> |
| I really think we are in a catch 22 situation here. First, we must locate where the waste is, then we have to find the areas where excessive profits and salaries are occurring. When we do so we risk taking incentives away for creative thinking, but there must be some limitations put on these things as well. There is also so much misinformation being broadcast on the airwaves that is just outright innacurate. These people such as Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannaty (and there are many others) are just spewing negati... more >>> |
| I believe the healthcare reform is a great opportunity to re-evaluate the systems currently in place for elderly patients with Alzheimer's Disease and the families struggling to support them. Being the primary caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer's is the hardest thing a lot of people will ever have to do. I believe there are certain steps the government can take to alleviate the pressures of this heartbreaking disease. Simple steps to improve measurements already in place like issuing ID bracelets to all Alzheimer's patients or providi... more >>> |
| I recognize that something has to be done to fix health care, but what can't happen is that it turn into a limitless right with no personal responsibility attached. If I'm going to abuse myself through poor health choices, I can't expect you to pick up the tab. And the problem is that so far there are precious few success stories when it comes to convincing individuals to change their health habits. Sure there's a lot wrong with the system. But there's a lot wrong with our expectations as well. I'm all about personal choice and keeping ... more >>> |
| I used to go to my general practitioner and it was a very personal experience. He worked out of his house, where his father before him had a practice as well. Then, the cost of business drove him to enter into a practice with a ton of doctors, he went to a large office with many other doctors and nurses and the experience pretty much made me feel like a number. Why can't we get back to the good old days where each patient felt like they knew the doctor personally? Now hes just in a rush to get to other patients because he needs to get as... more >>> |
| What exactlty is healthcare reform? I have no clue. I think a great idea would be making a simple, easy to read guide to healthcare reform for average Joe's like me who need the cliff notes version. more >>> |
| there's some really good info available at BJC.org. Probably some of the best. more >>> |
| I feel the first thing that needs to be done to help control health cost is to stop sleazy lawyers from filing billions of dollars worth of lawsuits against doctors, hospitals, and drug companies. They are the reason that health cost have sored in the first place. We live in a country that allows these scum sucking ambulance chasers to file a lawsuit at the drop of a hat. This means that the insurance companies that provide malpratice insurance for doctors, hospitals and drug companies are going to charge more to cover their loses. Like wise... more >>> |
| similar to some car insurers- has anyone thought to develop an incentive based health insurance. One that would pay back premiums if not used- Premise is similar to car insurance, and that if you are a careful driver with no incidents, that portions of your premiums are returned. THis way folks that only go for routine preventative care check-ups and live and maintain healthy lifestyles, then they should receive a reimbursement on their "investment" more >>> |
| The ability to have an electronic medical record that is truly portable and able to follow the patient anywhere in the system is a great one that could save money and lives due to reduced errors, duplication of services, etc. But in order for it to happen the big information technology companies are going to have to agree on some standards and figure out how to talk with one another. more >>> |
| Could Lean Sigma and KT tools be applied to Health Care Reform? Signed, Tired of talking in circles... more >>> |
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