Why does EMS Not Understand There is a Business Side to Medical Care?
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I think this is true of most medical providers actually.
Because of the vastness and difficulty in retention of the actual initial healthcare education of all levels, the business and operations side seems to be something left for later education. With the advancement and lateral opportunities in many healthcare fields, not everyone has to be familiar with the business.
Most EMS persons in the leadership positions got there because of longevity.
It seems a lot of healthcare providers simply aren't interested in the business/operations side. No interest, no participation, no knowledge.
I don't think healthcare is exclusive with the "head in the sand" mentality of trying to insulate oneself to the complexity of economics. In fact I don't think its providers are any more inclined to this mentality than most industries.
Because of the vastness and difficulty in retention of the actual initial healthcare education of all levels, the business and operations side seems to be something left for later education. With the advancement and lateral opportunities in many healthcare fields, not everyone has to be familiar with the business.
Most EMS persons in the leadership positions got there because of longevity.
It seems a lot of healthcare providers simply aren't interested in the business/operations side. No interest, no participation, no knowledge.
I don't think healthcare is exclusive with the "head in the sand" mentality of trying to insulate oneself to the complexity of economics. In fact I don't think its providers are any more inclined to this mentality than most industries.
dixie_flatline
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Because a lot of people will tell you, with quite a straight face, that you cannot put a dollar value on human life. They are wrong, of course, and everyone from insurance agents to hospital administrators have been monetizing human lives for decades, but still. It's pretty hard to get 2 people to agree on where the intersection of those interests are, and nearly impossible for any n > 2.
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I think for an EMT is more important to know the field side f your craft opposed to the business side. It's not really pertinent at their level. You don't need to know it to do your job do you?
I get the argument of "the more you know the better", it's definitely true overall, but it doesn't necessarily make you a better EMT.
I get the argument of "the more you know the better", it's definitely true overall, but it doesn't necessarily make you a better EMT.
mycrofft
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Nurses used to be that way, and hospitals want them to be again
Without a grasp of the political and economic aspects of "EMS", many policies don't make sense (And do you want to be blindly following, or ignoring, nonsense?); furthermore, workers will continue to be paid low wages and few benefits, especially considering the high prevalence of on the job injuries and in some areas being harmed by other people while on the job. Finally, if medical personnel with ethics and excperience with patients don't run the organizations successfully, then bean counters will fill the void, as they have, and grant themselves and each other high salaries and perks, as they have, and leave the rest of the world to go spin on it.
Being a good tech is the first step on what ought to be a career ladder, but ignorance or disrespect for the why and how the organizations/companies work is a disservice to everyone but the fatcats.
(Little too Bolshie?B) )
Without a grasp of the political and economic aspects of "EMS", many policies don't make sense (And do you want to be blindly following, or ignoring, nonsense?); furthermore, workers will continue to be paid low wages and few benefits, especially considering the high prevalence of on the job injuries and in some areas being harmed by other people while on the job. Finally, if medical personnel with ethics and excperience with patients don't run the organizations successfully, then bean counters will fill the void, as they have, and grant themselves and each other high salaries and perks, as they have, and leave the rest of the world to go spin on it.
Being a good tech is the first step on what ought to be a career ladder, but ignorance or disrespect for the why and how the organizations/companies work is a disservice to everyone but the fatcats.
(Little too Bolshie?B) )