Healthcare

I didn’t think I had anything to write about today. At least until I read about President Obama trying to set up a televised healthcare discussion. It should be interesting to watch, but I would not want to be the moderator for that one.

I do have to say that I am not a President Obama supporter.

Politicians have been trying to improve healthcare through legislation. It is the proverbial “Solving World Hunger” problem. Keep it so big that nothing will ever really be done.

Healthcare is not a legislative problem (defining rules). It is a physical problem that needs to be addressed using standard problem solving methods that begin with problem definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control.

No progress is made because a definition and measure never get completed. Our leaders want to jump to solution without narrowing and defining the problem. If we want to improve healthcare let’s get the scope narrowed and the specific problem defined and then we can get on with finding the proper solution.