A physician roundtable discussion at Medscape. My top 3 changes: i) health-courts or no-fault malpractice insurance; ii) increasing reimbursement for primary care; iii) a universal EHR.
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seriously, those are your top 3 ???
they’re not bad, but kevin,
these are all things that either direclty or indirectly make your life better/easier.
what about the uninsured?
health care costs?
access to care?
the list goes on…
Kevin solved most of the issues annoymous mentions:
1) uninsured: get a job, stop buying starbucks, cigarettes, etc
2) costs: increase primary care reimbursement means decrease overall procedure oriented reimbursements (medicare is budget neutral remember). Also increase PCP reimbursement increase office visit time per patient therefore less ER visits. also EMR with RHIOS reduces dupicate testing, less chance of medication errors, etc.
3) Access: More reimbursement = more PCPs, therefore greater access for all including the elderly.
So Kevin, your ideas may be the very simple solution to this healthcare mess.
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