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There's rampant corruption in healthcare, even after the Sunshine act passed into law in 2010. Common methods include: - Paid "speeches" - Paid surveys - "Trai
by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
There's rampant corruption in healthcare, even after the Sunshine act passed into law in 2010.
Common methods include:
- Paid "speeches"
- Paid surveys
- "Training/Education" retreats at swanky resorts
Also look into Outcome Health, a newly minted "unicorn" based out of Chicago. Their marketing spin is about how their mission is to help patients receive the most optimal treatments and "outcomes", but in reality the whole business model is based on installing "free" tv screens and tablets in physicians' offices and then pushing ads. Im sure there are kickbacks involved with the individual physicians. There was a WSJ expose about it a couple of weeks ago (http://archive.is/QZnTN http://archive.is/QZnTN).
- quuquuquu 9y ago"Improving patient outcomes" is quite possibly the most disgusting, 1984-esque buzzphrase right now. It's worded so that like, "who could be against that?" is what anyone would think. So some shady ads pushing startup is out there trying to handwave how they're making everyones life better and improving outcomes, despite not providing any innovation. It would be like saying my meth dealer is improving my life outcome because I have more energy now.