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Unfortunately a lot of other countries do it better because they're in a completely different healthcare system. Which is to say that the focus of US EHR system
by Someone1234 8y ago
Unfortunately a lot of other countries do it better because they're in a completely different healthcare system. Which is to say that the focus of US EHR systems is billing, the focus in other countries is on patient care.
That might sound like a trivial difference, but medical staff at US healthcare providers are required to record significantly more information in order for it to be reimbursed. For example in other countries you aren't recording supply usage on a "by patient" basis, but by ward or even by department.
So patient charts are much simpler abroad. So you could copy a foreign EHR system but it would be completely unusable or require so much alteration you might have well start again. The issues are somewhat systemic.
Even Medicare which is essentially socialized medicine in the US, has substantially higher documentation requirements than equivalent programs abroad.
- Scoundreller 8y agoFee-for-Service vs salary makes a difference too. In FFS, the quicker you finish, the quicker you go home for the same pay. When you’re salaried by the health system, it’s an easier sell to enter in your own orders and sell the downstream savings as funding your next pay increase.