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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: i-node who wrote (6224)	3/3/2009 12:08:11 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

My medical records were lost when the practice I was using changed hands. That would not have happened were they stored electronically. My doctor, like most, reviews blood tests by checking to see if any results have an asterisk for being outside the target range. All but useless. I have two decades of blood tests in a spreadsheet, an initiative I undertook to keep everything from being lost again. As a result, I can easily see patterns of changes and what else coincides with that pattern. Better to see the trend line than the asterisk. I had three abdominal CT scans last summer. Had the results been available in the ER, I would not be glowing in the dark now. I don't know that that's worth billions, but it's worth something. I questin the cost effectiveness of automating doctors' notes, but test results should be electronically available, IMO. As for privacy, I couldn't care less who sees my CT scan.

To: i-node who wrote (6224)	3/3/2009 12:36:50 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

<<<Even once it is done it is unclear that the advantages outweigh the costs.>>> Just intuitively, think of the phone calls being made to track down test results or billing information. Then look at how many times patient information is transcribed over and over again. Then add up the cost of errors made in interpreting hand written notes. Just think of the benefits of having an accurate and comprehensive data base and the data mining that could be gained to make new discoveries. Then eliminate all the redundant and inefficient systems that cause all kinds of testing, debugging, and waste of time. Just intuitively you should be able to see massive savings. The intangible benefits could produce even much greater benefits.