by Wikihospitals | Feb 24, 2019 | Health industry issues |
25 FEBRUARY, 2019 BureaucracyWasteErrors The current rate of spending on medical bills across Western nations is unsustainable. But what are the options? Consider reverse innovation Abolish bureaucracy. Coordinate services. Treat hospitals like other modern...
by Wikihospitals | Dec 8, 2018 | Startup events |
1 DECEMBER, 2018 Non compliance with medications’Pill shaming’Wasted resources Non compliance with medications is one of the most common topics to come up at health tech events, according to Syd Verma, the host of Peak15.In a report on medication adherence...
by Wikihospitals | Apr 9, 2018 | Health industry issues |
9th APRIL, 2018 Alternative Therapies Unsubstantiated claims A billion dollar industry Complementary Alternative Therapies (CAM) were once laughed at by Western medical groups as scientific fraud. Today they are accepted by many members of the health industry,...
by Wikihospitals | Feb 6, 2017 | Hospital errors |
The Lucky Country and out of pocket costs Australian’s are used to being told they are the ‘lucky country’ and that healthcare is ‘free’. Before you accept this concept as fact, consider the following information. 17% of all total health...
by Wikihospitals | Feb 5, 2017 | The cost of healthcare |
The cost of health care reflects the power imbalance between seller and buyer Why do health experts around the world get so upset about proposals to privatised healthcare? Wouldn’t private health insurance companies be more efficient at managing health services...
by Wikihospitals | Oct 16, 2016 | The cost of healthcare |
16 OCTOBER, 2016 Multinationals Blown health budgets Co operative for startups According to this weekends UK Guardian, Teresa May, Prime Minister of Britain, has said she will not filling the NHS’s 22 billion budget hole. Instead of caving in to demands, the PM has...
by Wikihospitals | Jan 6, 2016 | The cost of healthcare |
Don’t confuse aggressive media campaigns with the truth about wasted billions Every time governments try to cut back the on their ballooning health budget, the groups who profit from this wealthy and influential sector kick back like a mule. In 2015 medical and...
by Wikihospitals | Sep 24, 2015 | The cost of healthcare |
The dirty little secret of private healthcare pricing Pricing secrets allow costs to be artificially inflated. Pubic information on the costs of delivering tests, hospital admissions and treatments would expose excessive profit margins and allow consumers to...
by Wikihospitals | Sep 24, 2015 | The cost of healthcare |
Stop repeating cliches about ‘not enough beds’ and start looking at alternatives like startups I commend The Age and the ABC for their recent expose of the 7 11 scams. However when it comes to health, I feel both these media outlets publish shallow...
by Wikihospitals | Aug 31, 2015 | The cost of healthcare |
The bill for health services reflects the power balance between seller and buyer. This is the health funding paradox. Why do health experts around the world get so angry about privatised healthcare? Wouldn’t private health insurance companies be more efficient...
by Wikihospitals | Aug 31, 2015 | The cost of healthcare |
Both governments and private insurers are struggling with hospital accountabilityGovernments across the Western world are struggling with the health care troika. Skyrocketing costs, an ageing population and an unproductive, secretive and very powerful industry. So...