Any time you care about the results of a set of actions, you should measure those results. If we care about the results of medical care, we should measure thos

Any time you care about the results of a set of actions, you should measure those results. If we care about the results of medical care, we should measure those results. It's irresponsible not to. I would venture to guess that millions of people are dying early because we don't have this as a mandatory, built in part of the process. But let's put this in terms of not just science but economics. A working market depends on having information about the normalized value of a particular proposition. To understand that value, you need to know the proposition's cost and its benefit. Insurance and other systems remove us from information about cost. Throwing away results data obscures the benefit. Is it any shock then that prices spiral out of control?