This is an excellent article that raises some very good points. Medicine is a unique profession where pay for performance does not make sense. I don't think additional money would be an an incentive because physicians are already well compensated.
What are better approaches to improving quality?
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Re:Pay for Performance: Will It Make a Difference?
Date: 2008/04/26 14:04
By: toledo
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I think the more important question is whether statistical data can identify physicians that are delivering better healthcare. I don't think so. Statistics address the concerns of the insurance compnay, not the needs of the patient.
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Re:Pay for Performance: Will It Make a Difference?
Date: 2008/04/27 18:54
By: jbohm1
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The bottom line is that patients want doctors that listen to them. Doctors who are good communicators will provide the quality of care that patients desire. In other words, following a set of procedures without the patient's concerns in mind will not represent good medicine.
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Re:Pay for Performance: Will It Make a Difference?
Date: 2008/05/06 10:49
By: sybl
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Physicians are now paid for what they document, not what they do.
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Re:Pay for Performance: Will It Make a Difference?
Date: 2008/05/06 10:59
By: sybl
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Physicians are now paid for what they document, not what they do.
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