The fundamental problem with healthcare can be summed up in one sentence: We expect healthcare services that cater to our individual needs, yet the health care system operates under a one-size-fits-all, trial-and-error model. It is a model that results in missed diagnoses, protracted illnesses, and even premature death and wastes $935 billion annually.
The financial toll of this outmoded approach pales in comparison to the human toll. More than 128,000 people in the U.S. die each year from taking medications as prescribed—four times the number of people killed by prescription painkillers and heroin combined, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The dysfunction resulting from this model is on full display with the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s wealthiest and most technologically advanced nation has struggled to produce accurate, timely risk insights. In the face of an unprecedented crisis, the U.S. has failed to reliably compile even the most basic information caregivers and public health officials require to inform an effective response. Rudimentary infection rate reports are published days or weeks after the fact, with questionable accuracy, precluding action ahead of surging localized infection rates.
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Source: Hitconsultant