Master CraftsMon - Aired Monday, February 13, 2006 at about 11pm CST - Segment 6
Master CraftsMon - Aired Monday, February 13, 2006 at about 11pm CST
Segment 6
One of the points that Newt makes in his agenda is that the medical profession has not used the efficiencies generated by the computer revolution to lower costs. Right now, prescriptions are still on paper. Why? Well, it's always been done that way, so why not continue? The answer is that prescriptions on paper are by and large subject to massive error. Over and over again, pharmacists have to call the doctor to verify what is on the paper. When the pharmacists DON'T call, then you get situations where the patient gets the wrong drug and gets sick from the misprescribed drug.
Newt's solution is that your medical record should be YOURS. You own it. You maintain it up to a point. When a doctor prescribes a drug, then you go to the pharmacist tell him where the prescription is on the web. The pharmacist then gets the correct prescription, issues the correct medicine and updates your record.
When you go to the doctor, you give the doctor permission to look at your record. The doctor goes out on the web, pulls up your record and has a legible record of ALL the drugs you have EVER been subscribed.
Right now, God knows where your medical records are. I am quite certain the records do not contain the detail necessary to help you effectively.
Then there is wellness. Our system of medicine in this country is based on fixing problems. If we moved to a wellness centered regime, then we wouldn't be sick as much when we got older, because we would know up front what we needed to do to stay healthy into old age. Wellness doesn't pay a doctor really well, so it has been de-emphasized. If we had our own medical records, then we could take control of our health using the information in our records and on the Internet.
Hospitals have a tendency to kill people if they are not careful. The paperwork keeps getting screwed up and people suffer. By having everything electronic and centered on the patient not the hospital, then the savings would be huge. Right now, doctors have no incentive to become efficient in providing services to a patient. We can do better.
Well, that's about it for another Monday. I screwed up again and didn't allow enough time to work on my show. Maybe you will go out to my blog tomorrow and write something. You can be the first one to do so.
I now turn things over to MacKenzie Pequa the Third. She will entertain you for the remainder of the night with an eclectic mix of music.
Take it away Mac.
Segment 6
One of the points that Newt makes in his agenda is that the medical profession has not used the efficiencies generated by the computer revolution to lower costs. Right now, prescriptions are still on paper. Why? Well, it's always been done that way, so why not continue? The answer is that prescriptions on paper are by and large subject to massive error. Over and over again, pharmacists have to call the doctor to verify what is on the paper. When the pharmacists DON'T call, then you get situations where the patient gets the wrong drug and gets sick from the misprescribed drug.
Newt's solution is that your medical record should be YOURS. You own it. You maintain it up to a point. When a doctor prescribes a drug, then you go to the pharmacist tell him where the prescription is on the web. The pharmacist then gets the correct prescription, issues the correct medicine and updates your record.
When you go to the doctor, you give the doctor permission to look at your record. The doctor goes out on the web, pulls up your record and has a legible record of ALL the drugs you have EVER been subscribed.
Right now, God knows where your medical records are. I am quite certain the records do not contain the detail necessary to help you effectively.
Then there is wellness. Our system of medicine in this country is based on fixing problems. If we moved to a wellness centered regime, then we wouldn't be sick as much when we got older, because we would know up front what we needed to do to stay healthy into old age. Wellness doesn't pay a doctor really well, so it has been de-emphasized. If we had our own medical records, then we could take control of our health using the information in our records and on the Internet.
Hospitals have a tendency to kill people if they are not careful. The paperwork keeps getting screwed up and people suffer. By having everything electronic and centered on the patient not the hospital, then the savings would be huge. Right now, doctors have no incentive to become efficient in providing services to a patient. We can do better.
Well, that's about it for another Monday. I screwed up again and didn't allow enough time to work on my show. Maybe you will go out to my blog tomorrow and write something. You can be the first one to do so.
I now turn things over to MacKenzie Pequa the Third. She will entertain you for the remainder of the night with an eclectic mix of music.
Take it away Mac.
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