[darkpuppet]

(06-08-2010, 01:33 PM)NefCanuck Wrote: Thing is as a heavy user of the system I can see what works and what doesn't.

The biggest obstacle to efficient health care IMO is the continued reliance on paper to make things happen.

Do everything electronically and you eliminate all the steps that the paper method requires that you do over (and over) again.

NefCanuck

Unfortunately, there's more to it than just eliminating the paperwork.

Healthcare providers rely on at least as twice as many more contractors and suppliers than your average cable company... each one with it's own systems and process.

So you need those to be able to talk to each other. Then you need to be able to get that information to the people that need it, when they need it... and to be honest, it's a bit easier to pass around a clipboard than a computer.

And then you need to do it all while satisfying the privacy, security, and confidentiality requirements.. .

But rest assured that the hospitals are working on it.

for example, some hospitals in the states allow you to book an appointment, and even check in to the hospital online.