In discussions of the quality and safety problems of modern, Western health care, one of the most frequently heard criticisms has been that: “It is not standardised”. This paper explores issues around standardisation that illustrate its surprising complexity, its potential advantages and disadvantages, and its political and sociological implications in the hope that discourses around standardisation might become more fruitful.

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标准化及其不满

在讨论现代西方医疗保健的质量和安全问题时，最常听到的批评之一是：“它没有标准化”。本文探讨了围绕标准化的问题，这些问题说明了标准化令人惊讶的复杂性、潜在的优势和劣势，以及它的政治和社会学意义，希望围绕标准化的讨论能够变得更有成效。