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There is no internal reliable system. Healthcare in the US uses faxes. People here thinks that their local hospital is Google, while in reality it's a badly ma

There is no internal reliable system. Healthcare in the US uses faxes. People here thinks that their local hospital is Google, while in reality it's a badly managed/badly funded 100 year old non-profit organization full of middle managers who just learned how to use their email.

batty_alex 5y ago
> 100 year old non-profit organization full of middle managers who just learned how to use their email. As someone who works in the industry, you gave me a hearty chuckle - well done, too true
mchusma 5y ago
I think if your point is "the system is broken today", basically everyone agrees with you. If your point is "it is not possible to have transparent pricing", that seems also insane. IMO we should pass a law that says if you can't give people transparent upfront pricing, you can't bill them at all. The idea that you can "figure out a price later" seems absurd.
- jonathan-adly 5y ago
  It is not possible to have transparent pricing in the current broken system. It's like trying to put a bandaid on an arm that met a chainsaw. Not really a good first step and a waste of time. The solution is to go to the OR, and give him a new arm. The more bandaids and time you waste, the worse it is.
  - EamonnMR 5y ago
    By demanding transparent pricing (and other aggressive policy, like say not being able to bill patients without them seeing a price and agreeing) might we force the system to replace itself? Because these companies are very good at complying with regulations, but the regulations allow them to use faces to communicate because most of the regulations are designed to keep most of the system compliant.
6gvONxR4sf7o 5y ago
It seems like in 2021, doing better than faxes is pretty reasonable. If things like that are legitimately the significant barriers today, then doesn't that suggest it should be very easy to get them fixed?

batty_alex 5y ago

> 100 year old non-profit organization full of middle managers who just learned how to use their email. As someone who works in the industry, you gave me a hearty chuckle - well done, too true

mchusma 5y ago

I think if your point is "the system is broken today", basically everyone agrees with you. If your point is "it is not possible to have transparent pricing", that seems also insane. IMO we should pass a law that says if you can't give people transparent upfront pricing, you can't bill them at all. The idea that you can "figure out a price later" seems absurd.

jonathan-adly 5y ago
It is not possible to have transparent pricing in the current broken system. It's like trying to put a bandaid on an arm that met a chainsaw. Not really a good first step and a waste of time. The solution is to go to the OR, and give him a new arm. The more bandaids and time you waste, the worse it is.
- EamonnMR 5y ago
  By demanding transparent pricing (and other aggressive policy, like say not being able to bill patients without them seeing a price and agreeing) might we force the system to replace itself? Because these companies are very good at complying with regulations, but the regulations allow them to use faces to communicate because most of the regulations are designed to keep most of the system compliant.

6gvONxR4sf7o 5y ago

It seems like in 2021, doing better than faxes is pretty reasonable. If things like that are legitimately the significant barriers today, then doesn't that suggest it should be very easy to get them fixed?