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If things go te hroute of comparative effectiveness and studies/data from other countries are available, I hope this info is used and not duplicated here. Take any savings and pour it into accelerating research towards a cure for all cancers.
BTW, there is a huge variability in systems regarding IT. About a year ago, my dad was in the ER of a smaller hospital where his primary care doctor has an office. His records were not available because it was after hours and no one could get into the office. I kid you not.
Further, when I asked them to contact his infectious disease specialist directly, the ER doc said he couldn't. I stewed about that for a while and then, for the hell of it, asked if I could make the call. They got me a phone book, I called the specialist and handed the phone to the ER doc. Ah...the efficiencies of protocol.
One of the biggest healthcare IT entities, aptly named EPIC, is located near Madison, WI where I live.
Not that IT makes things seamless. I've been literally living in the hospital where my Dad is for about a month. I had to ask a CNA, RN and MD before I could find out when the last bowel movement was. Now...wouldn't you think a computer program could alert docs that 5 days had passed? Maybe that capability is available as an upgrade (past poop plug-in?).
Oh..I have lots of ideas for healthcare products. I'm gonna cash in big on the upcoming transformation.
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