Exporting our Health Care??

[ls99]

"Too ugly to find partners"... Bbbam, you are correct that will never happen. Ha, is one of the smartest people on the forum. He should know its a numbers game. Just by staying alive he has outlived the competition and his odds of finding females increases as he gets older!

In the over 65 meat market, many women exclaim: but my man can walk!

Seriously, hope it all goes well HA.

Good luck and many dances.

 

[ERhoosier]

Another major factor changing the US business of medicine has been the increasing trend of docs (inc specialists) to become salaried employees of health care organizations. In fact the % of doc-owned practices in US dropped below 50% back in 2008.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/health/policy/26docs.html?pagewanted=print

So increasingly the ultimate decision to accept or not accept new patients (MC, foreign, or whatever) is resting not with the individual doc but with an administrator

Ha- Seems like you made the right call to have the hip replaced now.
Best of luck for speedy recovery.
--And make sure that hospital has WiFi so you can get right back to posting here during your stay!

 

[Chuckanut]

Not to make light of the above but the UK seems to have an new enlightened outlook on medical and health studies:

Government policy to be anecdote-based

 

[MichaelB]

Not to make light of the above but the UK seems to have an new enlightened outlook on medical and health studies:

Government policy to be anecdote-based

You know that site is satire, right?

 

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

I did not see this thread until just now. (Why?)

ha, sorry to hear of your condition, but I am not worried about you. You know already, but from several sources I understand that Seattle is one of the best places in the world for joint replacement and the like. My brother and his wife have had various joints replaced there with state-of-the-art technology and excellent results. Bro is a big lug in a very physical job, by the way.

Best of luck.

Ed

 

[kramer]

Our experience obviously affect our biases, but I would not consider it based on my fathers experience with a hip replacement. Many problems and follow ups for 2 years including more surgery. I would hate to be caught up in constant travel across the planet on follow ups and corrective procedures.

I think this is a lot of it. Most medical procedures are simply not compartmentalized enough and combined with the luxury of a long pre-planning stage.

My good friend here in the Philippines wants to get a relatively simple outpatient medical procedure done but does not trust the docs for this particular procedure here in the Philippines. So he wants to get it done at Bumrungrad hospital in Bangkok.

But it is something like a 9 day commitment. Because, even if you arrange everything in advance over the phone and the internet, you must go in for a consultation. Then get the procedure done. There is the issue of ice packs and reduced mobility for a few days in an unfamiliar hotel room. And they want to have a follow-up about a week after the surgery.

And all this for something that is relatively uncomplicated and outpatient.

I guess my point is that it is often easier to recover at home, in familiar surroundings and with a support group.

 

[Chuckanut]

You know that site is satire, right?

Yes. Just thought I would add some humor to the discussion. We all know people who base big decisions on nothing but anecdotal evidence. "My great uncle Clint lost all his money in the crash of 1929, so I will never invest in the stock market." "Joe got post nasal drip after he had his gall-bladder removed, so I am going to keep my gall bladder, stones and all!"