If you received the November issue of Monthly Musings On American Healthcare, perhaps you saw the pair of feature stories that helped inspire the following survey results.
The first article examined our fear of new technologies and why doctors often blame machines for human failings. The second story looked at a dying industry, the U.S. hospital system. In both, there was a common theme: Change is difficult. And nowhere is that truer than in American healthcare.
In the November reader survey, I wanted to further explore the theme of change in the areas of information technology and hospitals. Here are the results:
Thanks for participating. To take the December 2019 survey, click here. As always, results from each new survey will be featured in the upcoming issue “Monthly Musings On American Healthcare.” You can sign up for the newsletter here to take the latest surveys and get up-to-date news and information about the business, politics and culture of medicine.
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Dr. Robert Pearl is the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, the nation’s largest physician group. He’s the bestselling author of “Mistreated: Why We Think We’re Getting Good Health Care–And Why We’re Usually Wrong” and a Stanford University professor. Follow him on Twitter @RobertPearlMD.
