Or "you've been bumped from this operating room, we can get you into another one at another hospital tomorrow morning.."
-- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC 27616 (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 -----Original Message----- From: Michael Grant [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 1:25 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: PSA: So Much Misinformation I'm sorry, this Emergency Room has been oversold. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Scott Stewart <[email protected]>wrote: > > Just to play devil's advocate... > > is the airline industry the best analogy to use.. What you say is true, but > the industry is infamous for piss poor customer service, reliability and > scheduling... > > Would we want that in our hospitals, as the price for drastically lowered > cost. > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > 4405 Oakshyre Way > Raleigh, NC 27616 > (h) 919.874.6229 (c) 703.220.2835 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 1:19 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: PSA: So Much Misinformation > > > > Dana wrote: > > > > ok, Gruss, sure. But you know -- that isn't always possible. > > > > I'm guessing you mean the choice, but that's a different point. > > My point is this: > > why is it that with $2000 I can lease a spot on a $100M piece of equip > that requires pilots, mechanics, staff, etc and is highly regulated. > And I can use it for 8-20 hours AND get meals and entertainment. > > Yet if I go into a hospital I can barely get through the door for $2000. > > The point is that costs seem ridiculous in healthcare - they seem WAY > out of line with any other industry. > > Yet what we hear from people is that the "low hanging fruit" is on the > people that pay the bills NOT on the costs. > > I disagree, and it's easy to see why when you compare with the airlines. > > Think of it: if the airlines ran a, say, MRI think of how cheap it would > be!! > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298462 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
