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That solution assumes everyone has digital skills. The people who most heavily consume medical services are usually older, poorer, disabled, and on the wrong si
by supertrope 4y ago
That solution assumes everyone has digital skills. The people who most heavily consume medical services are usually older, poorer, disabled, and on the wrong side of the digital divide. Many people lack health literacy or even literacy. How would this scheme even handle forgotten passcodes or device theft?
Vendor lock in and giving a trillion dollar corporation the keys to your health record is a bad idea.
- 9wzYQbTYsAIc 4y agoTrue, part of what I ponder when the thought arises, is how the government would probably need to claim eminent domain over the whole thing, simultaneously build on the already great accessibility features, and then roll it out with a jobs programs in social services to accommodate everyone that needs accommodations.
- usr1106 4y agoIn Finland we have online access the health data, tax, social benefits and what not for years. Banks close their branch offices and do their best not to serve customers in the few remaining ones. But there are about 10% (IIRC) of the adult population who don't even have credentials to any of those services (credentials are either provided by your bank or the SIM card of your phone). Or they don't have / cannot use any device to access online services. It's a significant problem of discrimination. But typically nobody mentions that, they are all proud how digital the country is.