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Phred <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:btuf9o$bjage$1@ID-151056.news.uni-berlin.de...
> In article <h2b400h1d9fl84r1lqkbdjbd7a634enphl@4ax.com>,
> Dick <rhughes33@cableone.net> wrote:
> >This is kind of OT, but I agree it is very, very scary.  I was OK
> >about the tech support for Dell, etc., but MRI interpretation?  That
> >is almost a crime.  The interpretation needs to be done right there!
> >Where the MRI was performed, not 10,000 miles away.  At least I know
> >mine are being done locally.  How would you like having major surgery
> >based on something done in India?
>
> Somewhat off-topic in a.s.p-c.d I suspect.  8-)  But what the hell...
>
> There's currently a push on in at least one state in Oz to improve
> broadband services to the bush; and one of the benefits seen for this
> is the provision of expert medical diagnoses off-site.  So people in
> rural areas can avail themselves of this expertise without the trauma
> and expense of physically travelling to the big smoke.  All you need
> in Burketown is the machine and the technician.  The specialist and
> his Porsche can be  comfortably located in Sydney.  Everyone benefits.
> (Or, the the modern MBA idiom, it's a "Win, win, win ...")
>
> Mind you, I don't think the idea was to broadcast the data and images
> overseas -- here we're more inclined to import the Indian doctors. :-)
>
What began as a distrust of public servants has expanded to include anyone
who actually does anything, reflected in insurance premiums & claims and a
readiness to employ anyone other than a local for any job at all, price
being the only criterion.