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Written by Patricia King
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Physician Ranking: Necessary tool for health care transparency, or scam on doctors and the public?
Over the last year, the once-esoteric topics of physician ranking and “high performance networks” have been fighting words for physicians, health insurers and the New York Attorney General. On the one hand, advocates of consumer-driven healthcare hope that when consumers have solid data comparing health care providers’ quality of care and cost effectiveness, they will make sound choices that will bring U.S. health care costs down. On the other hand, physician ranking systems built on inaccurate and incomplete data offer no benefit to consumers, and unfairly penalize physicians who are inappropriately placed in a lower tier.
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