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Value-based care - barriers and concerns

Value-based care – barriers and concerns

“I think a lot of docs feel that ‘I went to medical school, I did the training, I understand how to take care of patients,’ and now there is a lot of push for doing something a certain way because it is less expensive or some government program has said this arbitrary quality marker is important.” KrisEmily McCrory, MD In my previous post, I wrote about the merits of value-based care as an…

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Value-based care: the future of healthcare

Value-based care: the future of healthcare

“The opportunity exists to transform how healthcare is delivered” A report by the State Health Care Cost Containment Commission Traditionally, the healthcare system has been based on a fee-for-service reimbursement model. Under this scheme, physicians receive payments based on the individual services they provide to patients; they are reimbursed for anything from medical tests to surgical…

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Patient autonomy - always...?

Patient autonomy – always…?

“The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient.” Francis Peabody Today’s article, ‘The Physician-Patient Relationship‘ by the New England Journal of Medicine, brings up a very prominent issue in the healthcare industry: To what extent should patients be involved in healthcare decisions? While affirming the importance of patient autonomy, this article does well to point out…

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