Soon,
routine health care will become less expensive and more efficient. It will do
this by combining the resources of the health care industry, drug stores, and
cloud services on the Internet. The health system will work better for everyone
and the cost of care will be drastically less. You will not need an appointment
to consult a physician from the comfort of your home. Log on, share your health
history and symptoms, receive a diagnosis, and get a prescription. If
necessary, basic medical test can be performed at your local drug store and
forwarded to your physician via the Internet. Visits with a doctor will cost
$45.00 instead of the current average office visit of $100.00 and you save time
and money because you do not have to drive to the doctor’s office. Plus, you
will be able to get advice from a nurse for no charge.
Most
insurance plans will cover the cost of online clinics and the technology will guarantee
privacy and security of your health related data. We are still in the early
days of this technology but it is developing rapidly. If you would like to
visit an early pioneer of the concept, go to: https://nowclinic.com/healthPlanQuery.htm
, otherwise,
take two aspirin and call me in the morning.
Well, maybe not "soon," since the scam artists will get hold of this idea and cause the Feds to step in. The Tsar views this as somewhat like online voting; i.e., it can't be trusted until we have a good way to confirm IDs . . . in this case, on both sides of the Internet connection.
ReplyDeleteIf you think drugs cost a lot from the pharmacy, wait 'til you see their price "on the street."
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Dear Doctor,
ReplyDeleteSince there is a solution to every problem, I think I will get a second opinion. Just because there are some potential problems, doesn't mean that it is a bad idea.
Dear Patient: I never said it wasn't a good idea, just that it was an idea with severe limits. Assuming they can get the security issues under some control they can tolerate, then it would serve as a filter taking care of mundane health issues. The Tsar hopes the "doctors" on the site would be quick to send folks to real medical facilities in all other cases.
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PS: The Tsar also wonders about what kind of quality the care would be if in fact the prices are substantially lower than traditional care.
PPS: Thanks for sharing the site with us.