Consumer-driven health care: lessons from Switzerland

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An attempt is made to compare the characteristics of the Swiss and theoretical consumer-driven health care (CDHC) systems and also to analyze the their effect on its successes and missed opportunities. Compared to the US's employer-based health care system Switzerland' CDHC system was found to achieve universal insurance and high quality of care at significantly lower costs and without the constrained resources that can characterize government-controlled systems.

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Efficiency in the health care industries

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Health care is an organized industry that represents patients, payers, physicians, hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Information technology within the companies of the participants is used to increase internal productivity, but the drawback is that participants in proportion to their own investment do not realize the benefits of electronic information exchange.

Electronic records

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Instant mobile communication, efficiency and quality of life

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The differences that technological advances particularly mobile communications have made to the efficiency and quality of life are discussed. The precautions that should be observed when using the facilities are also presented.

Health Care and Social Assistance, Medical Personnel, Usage, Wireless communications, Wireless communication systems, Mobile communication systems, Wireless technology

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