http://blog.corporateresearchgroup.com/2009/02/18/prevention-a-key-component-of-a-better-healthcare-system/ Inside view on the business of healthcare Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.corporateresearchgroup.com/2009/02/18/prevention-a-key-component-of-a-better-healthcare-system/#comment-82 Steve Birch Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:23:45 +0000 http://blog.corporateresearchgroup.com/?p=629#comment-82 Our healthcare system is really a "sickness" care system where we do nearly nothing until we're sick. Medical education has been built around treating illness and not around maintaining health. Furthermore, reimbursement reinforces this. We pay little or nothing for preventative care. Our current leadership can take on initiatives as Kennedy did with Vim and Vigor that sought to change how our culture views wellness and our role in maintaining it. Our healthcare system is really a “sickness” care system where we do nearly nothing until we’re sick. Medical education has been built around treating illness and not around maintaining health. Furthermore, reimbursement reinforces this. We pay little or nothing for preventative care. Our current leadership can take on initiatives as Kennedy did with Vim and Vigor that sought to change how our culture views wellness and our role in maintaining it.

]]> http://blog.corporateresearchgroup.com/2009/02/18/prevention-a-key-component-of-a-better-healthcare-system/#comment-74 Stu Kerr Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:29:12 +0000 http://blog.corporateresearchgroup.com/?p=629#comment-74 Local public health departments and various non-profits have been filling this role for years. Unfortunately they only receive about 5% of the proverbial health care dollar. Local public health departments and various non-profits have been filling this role for years. Unfortunately they only receive about 5% of the proverbial health care dollar.

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