Congressman Chaffetz: iPhones are the future of medicine

Recently, Utah Republican Jason Chaffetz made comments concerning health care reform that illustrates  just how out of touch Congress is with modern medicine. In a press conference addressing the ongoing debate over Obamacare repeal, he stated that Americans should make a choice between purchasing health insurance and an iPhone — in the Congressman’s own words “rather than getting that new iPhone that they just love … Americans should invest … in their own health care.” As expected, Chaffetz was met with sharp criticism for comparing the cost of a phone to the cost of health care. However, I think that most everyone missed the real fallacy in his statement — iPhones and other mobile devices can be a real asset to managing chronic disease and are now beginning to be an integral part of health care. Representative Chaffetz should learn more about health care before he and his colleagues begin to try to create sweeping reform. For instance — ask doctors and patients what is most important to them and work with us to create meaningful reform. Statements such as the iPhone comments demonstrate just how little Congress knows about the nuts and bolts of health care. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Tech Mobile health Source Type: blogs