Every healthcare system features its own virtues and drawbacks. In this video, HealthMaker Scott Ratzan, MD, explains how medical professionals from all walks should work together to improve best practices.
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I wouldn't say that this country is great and you can look at it for a certain for a variety of reasons. I lived in Belgium where they probably have a greater supply of physicians, so physicians don't do house calls. That's great for ambulatory outpatient care, and [xx]has a great system, and they're ranked amongst the best.
But I wouldn't say there is any one system just like I wouldn't want to say that there is any one hospital that's necessarily better, it may have better physicians, it might have better systems in place, but I think that we can probably work together to try to come up with new practice and best practice but also build upon but what works.
Scott C. Ratzan, MD, is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives. He says fixing healthcare begins with improving health literacy among patients -- along public/private health partnerships.
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