John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, just published this graph that he calls the Health Fork.
Here is his explanation:
I call this graphic the “Health Fork,” because it reminds me of a
tuning fork and it has the power to fine tune potentially sloppy
thinking. Once the diagram becomes widely known, it can serve several
useful purposes:
- A postcard version could be used by journal editors to signify
rejection of poorly conceived manuscripts, thereby saving the time and
money costs of peer review.- A placard version could be used to visually reject ill-advised health policy speeches instead of hissing and booing.
- A gold-plated version could be worn as a lapel pin by clear
thinkers so the two of you will know who you are at the next event
sponsored by the Center for Health Systems Change.[Note: additional uses for the Health Fork- including the most
creative and most amusing uses – have been deleted by the internal NCPA
editorial censor]
For the full story, go to his blog post here.
