“ Find The Duck ” Blindfolded – A Healthcare Analogy

I saw this video on social media and I couldn’t help but think that this felt like a lot of people in healthcare.  Take a look and see if you know what I mean. Find the duck 🦆 pic.twitter.com/3S9zOzdLnB — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 18, 2022 While some may think that this is another Fun Friday article, it’s not really a joke.  In fact, it’s kind of sad really.  When I watched the video, I thought of all the people in healthcare that go around making money regardless of what happens in healthcare.  The payers are probably top of my list, but pharma is in there as well.  They’re kind of like the duck walking around that has a totally unfair advantage. Unfortunately, I think doctors and patients are both kind of like the blindfolded people trying to navigate the healthcare system.  They’re doing their very best, but the system is kind of stacked against them. Don’t get me wrong.  Doctors do some amazing work and many patients get treatment that literally saves their lives.  However, there are so many perverse incentives out there in healthcare that it feels a lot like this video to me. A great example of this is talking to any patient who gets a chronic disease.  When you talk to them their perspective on how they think healthcare should work, how their care is coordinated, and how the system really works are all totally off.  The difference between their previous perception of healthcare and their real exper...
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