The word “fora†is the plural of "forum." The dictionary definition of forum is: the public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business.
FORA.tv delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world's most interesting political, social and cultural issues, and enables viewers to join the conversation. It provides deep, unfiltered content, tools for self-expression and a place for the interactive community to gather online.
Last week, at the 2007 Georgia Health Care Symposium, I shared the podium with, among others, former HHS Secretary, Dr. Louis Sullivan and Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle.
Dr.Sullivan spoke eloquently on the need for a "symphony†of health care. I spoke, bluntly, about a “sym-phoney†of health care as defined by the three biggest lies in American health care:
* That cost is more important than care (and government know better than physicians what’s best for patients)
* That we use too many medicines (and it’s acceptable to let politics trump public health)
* That we have too many medicines (the myth of me-tooism)
My main point was (and is) that focusing on Practice Variation over Patient Variation neuters physicians and makes them nothing more than Medo-Crats.
The event was hosted by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and captured on video by FORA.tv. The complete seminar can be found by clicking on this link:
http://cmpi.org/archives/2007/09/2007_georgia_health_care_sympo.php
It’s “must think†TV.
FORA.tv delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world's most interesting political, social and cultural issues, and enables viewers to join the conversation. It provides deep, unfiltered content, tools for self-expression and a place for the interactive community to gather online.
Last week, at the 2007 Georgia Health Care Symposium, I shared the podium with, among others, former HHS Secretary, Dr. Louis Sullivan and Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle.
Dr.Sullivan spoke eloquently on the need for a "symphony†of health care. I spoke, bluntly, about a “sym-phoney†of health care as defined by the three biggest lies in American health care:
* That cost is more important than care (and government know better than physicians what’s best for patients)
* That we use too many medicines (and it’s acceptable to let politics trump public health)
* That we have too many medicines (the myth of me-tooism)
My main point was (and is) that focusing on Practice Variation over Patient Variation neuters physicians and makes them nothing more than Medo-Crats.
The event was hosted by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and captured on video by FORA.tv. The complete seminar can be found by clicking on this link:
http://cmpi.org/archives/2007/09/2007_georgia_health_care_sympo.php
It’s “must think†TV.
