Second in a series. Please read part 1. The business of health care delivery differs markedly from other consumer and service industries in many ways. First and foremost, the economics differ. Specifically, the payers of medical care are often different from the customers, the government and third-party insurers are the primary payers, demand is inelastic,
Why health care delivery is an exceptionally different industry: health system infrastructure and health system operations and execution originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
