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| Picov's Horsemen Center, Ajax, Ontario |
No such luck -- I'm thinking, by now, the owners must have forgotten this sign exists, since it's impossible that a product's production cost and ultimately its price, can remain unchanged for so long a time.
I'm still convinced however that one day I'll be driving by and be so surprised that I'll have to pull over to take a second look.
Even though I now take the sign for granted, a change will happen at some point -- it must, and probably when I least expect it.
Same with our healthcare in Ontario; we're so accustomed to our current processes -- we don't feel well so we visit our healthcare provider during business hours or the hospital emergency department at other times.
We take it for granted that this will always be so, but at the risk of being viewed as a doomsday prognosticator, big changes are coming -- they must, and perhaps at a time when we least expect it.
Case in point: I was jolted from my snooze a few evenings ago whilst "watching" the CBC "Fifth Estate" documentary on the evils of sugar.
One doctor commented that in about 13 years time, if the rate of the diabetes epidemic remains unchecked, the United States will be unable to afford healthcare; Canada will fare no better!
This is a sobering reminder that the level of healthcare we're accustomed to, may not be there tomorrow -- and "tomorrow" tends to come at the most inopportune time!
I've always argued that our LHIN should be leading the charge with educational programs like the Fifth Estate presentation and also giving us the tools (like EHRs, EMRs and PHRs) to manage our health -- I'm just glad that someone has seen fit to take up the gauntlet in the interim.
We have been warned.
See you on the running track soon, I hope!
Ernest A. James
President and CEO
Regal Informatics Inc.
