tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181810725696409953.post306266219518901071..comments2024-03-17T04:20:11.083-04:00Comments on The Population Health Blog: Here We Go Again and Again and AgainJaan Sidorovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05072456803925863874noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181810725696409953.post-17667257328014639982010-08-30T11:11:46.105-04:002010-08-30T11:11:46.105-04:00Thanks for listing that Health Affairs journal, I ...Thanks for listing that <i>Health Affairs</i> journal, I just read about it this morning over at <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> and posted a quick <a href="http://www.occampm.com/blog/hitech/hitech-reality-from-the-wsj/" rel="nofollow">bit</a> on how utterly common sense but important the findings are, specifically the great quote, "This [HITECH] is not a plug and play."<br /><br />I remember reading a tech guy comment that plug-and-play used to more exactly mean plug-and-pray. When it comes to some of the claims coming out about health care now, I think we have a situation where people sincerely believe their actions are the best for the world and are acting on that belief.<br /><br />But to make dreams come true you need more than a fairy godmother or a chorus of singing mice: you need to take a long hard look at reality and acknowledge when it doesn't reflect what you want it to. You have to admit when you might be wrong. You have to be honest about what problems might lie ahead. That's a problem facing all evangelists, policymakers included.Michelle Whttp://www.occampm.com/blognoreply@blogger.com