Can the "Joint Commission" be added to the list of regulatory programs that keep prices high since hospitals and many health care institutions spend fortunes just trying to remain compliant with its' decrees.
If you want universal health care, AHIP the insurance industry trade group is happy to give it to you. But theres a price. They released a plan today, ably described by Igor Volsky at the Wonk Room:
President-elect Obama, during the campaign you pledged to build a health care system in which Americans can be as-sured of access to affordable health insurance.
Development of a joint inpatient electronic health records system will satisfy almost all the requirements of the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments, according to a long sequestered report obtained by Nextgov.
Can the "Joint Commission" be added to the list of regulatory programs that keep prices high since hospitals and many health care institutions spend fortunes just trying to remain compliant with its' decrees.
