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Posted by Kaveh Safavi at 03:03PM PST
I think the role of IT is a very important one. The more information available to both patients and doctors, the better the experience. I know that the future of health care directly will depend on information. I also know that IT and IS will further enhance that future of health care.
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Health Care Jun 25, 2009
The cost of health care is escalating, due in part of both technology and specialized training for physicians. Health care is a huge national concern. There’s a lot of talk about health care reform, and the industry does need it, especially since so many people that are only after the most basic of care have to get emergency cash loans to cover something as simple as a simple antibiotics script, and a full third of the nation is without health insurance. The lead researcher for the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, Elliot Fisher, a practitioner for over 20 years, has pointed out that areas that spend more on health care interestingly spend more on unnecessary procedures, and have higher mortality rates. So why do we need payday cash advances for health care that is worse when more expensive?