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There are some interesting experiments with hospital operation models in India that try to make it more like flight. Every patient gets the same surgeon and tre

There are some interesting experiments with hospital operation models in India that try to make it more like flight. Every patient gets the same surgeon and treatment, but people who pay more get nicer facilities (private rooms, less crowding, separate waiting area for family). It's not an equal model, but it is more just than what we have in America today. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-26/the-world-s-cheapest-hospital-has-to-get-even-cheaper https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-26/the-world...

srikz 7y ago
Yes, most private hospitals have this model in India where the same surgeons treat the highest paying and the lowest paying patients. However, the price difference between the base pricing across these hospitals vary a lot and you tend to go looking for that famous surgeon who practices in a hospital where everything is more expensive (Narayana Health and a few others may be an exception). Also, the other aspect of the airline industry which we should get in hospitals is sharing of best practices. The protocols and procedures which can be effective in saving lives should not be a differentiator, instead it should be standardised and made mandatory. The differentiators should be non-medical as much as possible. Of course, only the wealthy hospitals may be able to afford the latest equipments but the expertise of the medical staff and best practices are easily transferrable in a cheap way and shouldn't be guarded like an individual's or the organisation's IP
- L_Rahman 7y ago
  This meta problem, transferring best practices or as I like to call them "cultural technology" between groups of people, is literally the thing I'm working on right now. If you're interesting in chatting about this, feel free to email me (in bio) or grab thirty minutes on my calendar: https://calend.ly/labib https://calend.ly/labib
  - srikz 7y ago
    That sounds interesting. I'll ping you soon.

srikz 7y ago

Yes, most private hospitals have this model in India where the same surgeons treat the highest paying and the lowest paying patients. However, the price difference between the base pricing across these hospitals vary a lot and you tend to go looking for that famous surgeon who practices in a hospital where everything is more expensive (Narayana Health and a few others may be an exception). Also, the other aspect of the airline industry which we should get in hospitals is sharing of best practices. The protocols and procedures which can be effective in saving lives should not be a differentiator, instead it should be standardised and made mandatory. The differentiators should be non-medical as much as possible. Of course, only the wealthy hospitals may be able to afford the latest equipments but the expertise of the medical staff and best practices are easily transferrable in a cheap way and shouldn't be guarded like an individual's or the organisation's IP

L_Rahman 7y ago
This meta problem, transferring best practices or as I like to call them "cultural technology" between groups of people, is literally the thing I'm working on right now. If you're interesting in chatting about this, feel free to email me (in bio) or grab thirty minutes on my calendar: https://calend.ly/labib https://calend.ly/labib
- srikz 7y ago
  That sounds interesting. I'll ping you soon.