Comments on: Consumerism is the answer to health care? Maybe not https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/09/21/consumerism-is-the-answer-to-health-care-maybe-not/ Everything you always wanted to know about the Health Care system. But were afraid to ask. Sun, 29 Sep 2019 00:46:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 By: matthew holt https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/09/21/consumerism-is-the-answer-to-health-care-maybe-not/#comment-865122 Sun, 29 Sep 2019 00:46:13 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=96803#comment-865122 In reply to John.Morrow.

This IS Geek Squad

]]> By: docdeepnath https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/09/21/consumerism-is-the-answer-to-health-care-maybe-not/#comment-865117 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:59:24 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=96803#comment-865117 The answer might be in keeping it simple. Multi platform CRM is not always the best solution. My recent experience with insurance company here in Canada was similar.

]]> By: John.Morrow https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/09/21/consumerism-is-the-answer-to-health-care-maybe-not/#comment-865116 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 20:20:09 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=96803#comment-865116 Why didn’t you have it all handled by Geek Squad? See you went down the DIY path, which is never going to work in healthcare. The facilitated process is Best Buys’s Special Sauce. Stay tuned on BestBuy Health. (No, I am not kidding…who do you think is going to hook up and integrate all of the biometic devices that consumers are going to be given by the array of widget carve outs to resolve telehealth connectivity and the like for the poly-chronic 75-year olds?)

Further, I think Jane or anyone using the Uber or Amazon metaphor for health care doesn’t mean it literally. There is as much to dislike about both metaphors as there is to like. What EVERYBODY gets is that their approach was disruptive to a complacent industry that forgot the simplicity of their purpose.

And, BTW, your example is n=1. DIY healthcare is not the solution either, irrespective of the chat App you get advice from.
Cheers.

]]> By: Peter https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/09/21/consumerism-is-the-answer-to-health-care-maybe-not/#comment-865111 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 22:57:51 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=96803#comment-865111 On the news tonight. Man with herniated disk causing severe pain, can barley move – after x-ray, doc says urgent operation required or man will lose use of his legs. Emergency surgery performed, man has private health insurance.

Later man gets bills for about $250,000 as insurance company said surgery not necessary and denies payment.

I wonder how the Doctors TV show IDIOTS would comment now on their 6 points to avoid surprise bills.

Trump and Republicans – “Party of health care”

Yes, Medicare for all would so much worse.

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