Standardization in any industry does seem like a common sense tool. In the medical/ health industry it is crucial. "The Gold Standard" mentions how terminology and notes are a vital part of this standardization. Of course all doctors keep notes, anyone providing regular service to someone in any field, weather a mechanic, accountant, or doctor should. But this idea of standardization is not enough. I saw a youtube clip of an American Nurse working in a modern hospital in India recently. She was outraged and spoke against the common practice of boiling needles and then reusing them on patients. No one saw a problem with this and believed it killed att bacteria, germs, and viruses.
Differences like this occur in the US and other modern nations, although not to the same extreme. Doctors in one place spend more time, have more or less hygenic practices (as was clear to me when I visited clinics in England), and there is no formal regulation. The idea of standardization is just the first step.
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