tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post8573697203627229175..comments2024-03-29T06:37:18.029-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Wachter and Gibson on overusePaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-6576578204409026112014-09-28T11:16:23.680-04:002014-09-28T11:16:23.680-04:00
Great read. Thanks for sharing! <br />Great read. Thanks for sharing! Neville Sarkari MD, FACPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-59152176593652221782014-09-26T10:34:05.740-04:002014-09-26T10:34:05.740-04:00That was a terrific conversation.
One issue that ...That was a terrific conversation.<br /><br />One issue that wasn’t covered that I think would be helpful would be to find ways to get doctors to view knowing and caring about the cost of their treatment recommendations as part of their job. Another would be to get hospital systems to stop defining physician productivity as relative value units billed and using that as the key metric to determine bonus compensation.<br /><br />Price transparency and lower patient copays for choosing more cost-effective providers would be helpful in getting more value for our money but patients and referring doctors can’t choose wisely without price transparency.<br /><br />Finally, perhaps more hospital systems should get into the health insurance business. Then the hospital suddenly becomes a cost center instead of a profit center.<br />Barry Carolnoreply@blogger.com