tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) How does it work? Taiwan's new health system extended insurance to the 40 percent of the population that lacked it while actually decreasing the growth of health care spending. The Taiwanese can see any doctor without a referral. Every citizen has a smart card, which is used to store his or her medical history and bill the national insurer. The system also helps public health officials monitor standards and effect policy changes nationwide. Thanks to this use of technology and the country's single insurer, Taiwan's health care system has the lowest administrative costs in the world. The card has only 22kb of storage available - well 32kb but 22kb all that is used now. (Give me a guess how much memory a mri requires) Check out these links: link1 link 2 see page 2 You are clearly suggesting that the Taiwan system is more advanced that it is. The cards have limited info and there are still significant barriers to information holders sharing data seamlessly. You also ignore the cost containment issues. Um...you don't need to store one's medical history on the card itself to have cardkey access to it. We realize that such technological wonders may continue to baffle you, however. Another revelation: that little man on TV? He's not actually IN THE BOX. Now back to our regularly scheduled 25 person medical billing department... Edited January 20, 2010 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 How does it work? Taiwan's new health system extended insurance to the 40 percent of the population that lacked it while actually decreasing the growth of health care spending. The Taiwanese can see any doctor without a referral. Every citizen has a smart card, which is used to store his or her medical history and bill the national insurer. The system also helps public health officials monitor standards and effect policy changes nationwide. Thanks to this use of technology and the country's single insurer, Taiwan's health care system has the lowest administrative costs in the world. The card has only 22kb of storage available - well 32kb but 22kb all that is used now. (Give me a guess how much memory a mri requires) Check out these links: link1 link 2 see page 2 You are clearly suggesting that the Taiwan system is more advanced that it is. The cards have limited info and there are still significant barriers to information holders sharing data seamlessly. You also ignore the cost containment issues. Um...you don't need to store one's medical history on the card itself to have cardkey access to it. We realize that such technological wonders may continue to baffle you, however. Another revelation: that little man on TV? He's not actually IN THE BOX. Now back to our regularly scheduled 25 person medical billing department... Reading comprehension is still a challenge for you Tvash....hopefully the emphasis above will help.........the claim was that the card "stored" the medical info clearly false....I addressed your point (card key access) as well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 How does it work? Taiwan's new health system extended insurance to the 40 percent of the population that lacked it while actually decreasing the growth of health care spending. The Taiwanese can see any doctor without a referral. Every citizen has a smart card, which is used to store his or her medical history and bill the national insurer. The system also helps public health officials monitor standards and effect policy changes nationwide. Thanks to this use of technology and the country's single insurer, Taiwan's health care system has the lowest administrative costs in the world. The card has only 22kb of storage available - well 32kb but 22kb all that is used now. (Give me a guess how much memory a mri requires) Check out these links: link1 link 2 see page 2 You are clearly suggesting that the Taiwan system is more advanced that it is. The cards have limited info and there are still significant barriers to information holders sharing data seamlessly. You also ignore the cost containment issues. Um...you don't need to store one's medical history on the card itself to have cardkey access to it. We realize that such technological wonders may continue to baffle you, however. Another revelation: that little man on TV? He's not actually IN THE BOX. Now back to our regularly scheduled 25 person medical billing department... Reading comprehension is still a challenge for you Tvash....hopefully the emphasis above will help.........the claim was that the card "stored" the medical info clearly false....I addressed your point (card key access) as well..... ...and then there are people who put their full faith in the expertise of journalists...LULZ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 If you were any fucking dumber, Peter, you'd have to choose between breathing and digestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 If you were any fucking dumber, Peter, you'd have to choose between breathing and digestion. Thanks for reminding me how nice it was without you around here acting like a fucking fuckwad prick all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 How's your exploded face photo collection, psycho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Wah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Tvash I enjoy your trip reports and photography. I don't enjoy your vitriol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Tvash I enjoy your vitriol. Its the trip reports and photography that suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I suk. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Interesting, Jon, that your comment went one direction but not the other. Not at all effective, but interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Interesting, Jon, that your comment went one direction but not the other. Not at all effective, but interesting. fucking-a. tvash generally observes the golden rule of tit-for-tat. peter was no doubt fishing for the insult, given his preceding zinger what's the line from the last act of hamlet? "they bleed on both sides!" course, then they all fucking die... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Harmony through balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 This is why I chose to be a dungbeetle on this site. Hey jon, how about setting up an app that only allows three or four posts per sprayer per day? Consider it a contribution to the health of climbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Heavy handed regulation? You MUST be a liberal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 If you were any fucking dumber, Peter, you'd have to choose between breathing and digestion. Thanks for reminding me how nice it was without you around here acting like a fucking fuckwad prick all the time. he's not acting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 You never answered my conjecture that we actually believe in roughly the same things, there, KKK. Shall I repost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 This is why I chose to be a dungbeetle on this site. Hey jon, how about setting up an app that only allows three or four posts per sprayer per day? Consider it a contribution to the health of climbers. Most climbers don't venture south of the Mason Dixon line here. It's true, I don't suffer idiocy with much consideration. PP's posts, for example, provide a target rich environment, but I only respond to a fraction of them, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 If you were any fucking dumber, Peter, you'd have to choose between breathing and digestion. Thanks for reminding me how nice it was without you around here acting like a fucking fuckwad prick all the time. Because things are oh so pleasant when Peter Puget acts like a fuckwad prick? PP has had the same doucheing trolling schtick for as long as Spray's been around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 If you were any fucking dumber, Peter, you'd have to choose between breathing and digestion. Thanks for reminding me how nice it was without you around here acting like a fucking fuckwad prick all the time. Because things are oh so pleasant when Peter Puget acts like a fuckwad prick? PP has had the same doucheing trolling schtick for as long as Spray's been around. pp trolls. how terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 If you were any fucking dumber, Peter, you'd have to choose between breathing and digestion. Thanks for reminding me how nice it was without you around here acting like a fucking fuckwad prick all the time. Because things are oh so pleasant when Peter Puget acts like a fuckwad prick? PP has had the same doucheing trolling schtick for as long as Spray's been around. Let us know when you and Tvash are done going through menopause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Because things are oh so pleasant when Peter Puget acts like a fuckwad prick? PP has had the same doucheing trolling schtick for as long as Spray's been around. pp trolls. how terrible. it's only terrible when you don't appreciate PPs trolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Let us know when you and Tvash are done going through menopause. sorry to interrupt you and PPs witty banter as you saved the world now back to Serious Seattle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) whether PP trolls isn't very important (and not very likely). He has been on message for as long as I have been around here. At this stage, troll or not isn't differentiable. Edited January 21, 2010 by j_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 How did this thread become about me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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