Those Who Suffer Much, Know Much 2010 - User Control Panel

Consequently, governments would already be reaping economic benefits fromimproved ‘economies of scale’.Over recent years consensus on the potential of public ehealth systems toimprove health outcomes has grown, albeit begrudgingly from many corners,but this has not quelled strong resistance and lobbying from widespreadcompeting interests.Why else would we be witnessing influential support for disparate,commercially operated ehealth silos over the adoption of one core, secure, and‘fit-for-purpose’ public health platform that ensures meaningful data withintegrity, to gain maximum benefit from improvement opportunities?Same horse, more patchesMany governments have come under recent pressure to legislate in favour ofre-patenting of (re-profiting from) older drugs. Such an enticement to re-profitmight spur clinical trials of LDN for a couple or even a handful of the diseases itcan benefit… but what of the fate of those suffering the 200+ diseasespresently linked to immune system dysfunction that might benefit from LDN?And, where would that leave the potential of other promising but nonpatentableor non-profitable treatments?Such legislation may serve the ‘wants’ of industry, but adding more patches toalready over-patched health regulatory systems will contribute nothing todesperately needed public health reform. More patches on this dud horse willnever transform it into a race winner.When public health systems are sick,nations and economies are sickGovernments often perpetuate the practice of piece-meal health policies asknee-jerk reactions to the latest health system hype or failure to hit newsheadlines. Short-term health policies are announced on the run to win votes,but do us all long-term disservice. They draw attention to a single fracturedpiece of the health jigsaw and distract us from the fractured nature of thewhole puzzle.Health system reporting is also preoccupied with bits and pieces – recordingnumbers of patients, incidents, and hospital beds. Recording and reacting tonumbers alone does nothing to improve health outcomes and keep people outof hospitals. A health system prioritising numbers and reductions in operatingcosts over quality outcomes (prioritising quantitative over qualitative systemsand measures) is a sick and fractured system.The primary purpose of a public health system framework is to minimize publichealth risk, and support quality and improvement in health outcomes for Case Health Pty LtdRevised – July 2007, July 2008, July 2009, July 2010Page 27/433