Because they forced medical records on the internet and accessible by patients 24/7, there’s an entire industry created by HIPPA, it’s outrageously expensive with all costs forced on the hospitals entirely by government regulation. These same regulation requirements tied with Medicare regulations are what completely eradicated private practices in the US because only healthcare networks (not even hospitals) can afford the costs. This is why even hospitals have mass conglomerated.
They always are, and have been for over a century. But to what extent does this specific law cost billions?
Because they forced medical records on the internet and accessible by patients 24/7, there’s an entire industry created by HIPPA, it’s outrageously expensive with all costs forced on the hospitals entirely by government regulation. These same regulation requirements tied with Medicare regulations are what completely eradicated private practices in the US because only healthcare networks (not even hospitals) can afford the costs. This is why even hospitals have mass conglomerated.