There is nothing other than greed, fear, and entrenched interests that forces such a poor quality of health care availability on our population.
EDIT: A pretty good read (from one of Houston's own) on this is the O'Reilly Hacking Healthcare book ( http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Healthcare-Standards-Workflows... ). It's got some insight on how absolutely fucking crufty and retarded the billing and coding system for hospitals is.
Is this the correct book? And where’s the best place to buy it. https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Healthcare-Standards-Workflow...