You know -- I don't like the Canadian and British systems because I don't think the government needs to know about my GYN visits, but "penalties" from an insurance company sounds worse somehow.
> penalties for bad choices (and incentives for good ones) is going to > VERY expensive. > Are tests ordered? If you have chest pains are they from that new > workout routine or do we jump right into $200k worth of tests? Do you think that chest pains should be ignored ever? really? In the absence of known angina or reflex conditions? > "...by reimbursing providers for the effectiveness of treatment and > not just the volume of tests and office visits costs can be > controlled without cutting the quality or availability of care." Let's take a deep breath and realize that quality of care is being measured by mortality and morbidity here. In other words, if you don't try to identify and treat the conditions that are lethal but rare, your statistics don't look much worse, and you save money. You just better hope you aren't the patient with the orphan disease, tho. > "The Dartmouth researchers also identified incentives in the current > fee-for-service payment system that can create big differences in cost > with little difference in outcomes. For example, a hospital that buys > the latest imaging technology has to look for ways to keep the machine > busy to pay for it. If the hospital does not buy the machine, it risks > losing business to a neighboring hospital." > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31427909/ns/business-personal_finance/ What's your point exactly? Mine is that I probably owe my life to a CAT scan a busy ER doctor took the time to order. I'm kinda glad that this was an option. Mind you I was at the only advanced trauma center in the state, so your point about competition doesn't really apply either. > (3.) Behavior post treatment. Do you follow doctor's orders? Do you > take your medicine? Do you change bad habits? > http://www.wwtdd.com/2009/06/christina-applegate-is-easily-relaxe you know you would jeer if Sam posted that link. Again what's your point? It's not very smart, sure. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298733 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
