NEJM: “Our findings suggest that the broad generalizations made by many presidential candidates can be misleading. These statements convey the message that substantial resources can be saved through prevention. Although some preventive measures do save money, the vast majority reviewed in the health economics literature do not.”
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Stop relying on prevention to save healthcare dollars. Agreed, it’s looking at the problem back-ass backwards.
I want to also add stop relying on Health IT to save healthcare dollars. In fact, it’s my theory that HIT will furthur raise the costs of medical care in this country. Here’s how.
HIT adds efficiency. Which means instead of seeing 25 patients a day, I can now squeeze out an extra 2 or 3.
So in the end, we’ve accomplsihed very little.
To lower cost of healthcare, we need to create an enviroment where doctor’s can really “see” their doctors. Sit, talk, comb over their charts, review meds, spend time on preventative care. It’s an issue of time and cognitive effort. Not a lacks of tools for efficiency.
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