Greg Twyford wrote: > I love how free market economics supporters get upset when they don't > work the way they'd like them to. Without any interoperability or > standardisation, we are probably better off with a dominant player, > rather than trying to fragment the market post hoc. At least training > and other activities, and possibly even data extraction, are > simplified that way. > > I guess the laugh is that the second you impose the requirement for > interoperability and standards the market just ceased to be free.
Yes. It's a popular myth but the Feds clearly understand that they are managed not free markets. It's the same for general practice of course. We are being continually "tweaked" by the carrot of incentive payments of various sorts and the stick of accreditation. Gotta go and jump through some hoops. Ciao. David -- *Master of the House, Les Miserables* Residents are more than welcome Bridal suite is occupied Reasonable charges Plus some little extras on the side! Charge 'em for the lice Extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice There a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks he knows How it all increases All those bits and pieces Jesus! It's amazing how it grows! _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
