Here’s a very personal example by FierceHealthcare editor Ron Shrinkman about his father-in-law and how America’s  bad care coordination leads to out-of-control costs — a crazy system that keeps many people employed who could be doing something better.

“In the United States, uncoordinated care, poor communication and the related cascade of unintended consequences probably occur closer to 1 million times a day.

”And if any of these patients were treated more proactively with any consistency, imagine how many people would be put out of work overnight. The economy might grind to a halt.”