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Talking about gamed statistics: only those who received treatment are counted. While it's true that the US medical system has the highest rating for providing t
by pbz 17y ago
Talking about gamed statistics: only those who received treatment are counted. While it's true that the US medical system has the highest rating for providing the right treatment is has the lowest rating for accessibility. Does it really matter how good the treatment is if you can't get it?
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Fund-Reports/2007/May/Mirror--Mirror-on-the-Wall--An-International-Update-on-the-Comparative-Performance-of-American-Healt.aspx http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Fund-Re...
- hga 17y agoI'm impressed: a study that ranks the US #1 in "right care", meaning "effective care", but ends up giving the U.K. the #1 position in overall quality with the US and Canada as 5 and 6. Right.... (Well, I'll believe that Canada deserves a low ranking :-). Now, that doesn't address your point about access, but I can't put too much weight in the study.
- pbz 17y agoIf you get to pick your patients of course it's much easier to rank first...