Comments on: Extreme pay for performance http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/extreme-pay-for-performance.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Garth Marenghi http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/extreme-pay-for-performance.html/comment-page-1#comment-87724 Garth Marenghi Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:06:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/extreme-pay-for-performance.html#comment-87724 it gets much worse kevin:<br/><br/>http://ferretfancier.blogspot.com/2008/10/sick-pcts-incentivising-patient-death.html<br/><br/>there are now cash incentives to reduce emergency referrals and emergency admissions it gets much worse kevin:

http://ferretfancier.blogspot.com/2008/10/sick-pcts-incentivising-patient-death.html

there are now cash incentives to reduce emergency referrals and emergency admissions

]]> By: Dr. K http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/extreme-pay-for-performance.html/comment-page-1#comment-87707 Dr. K Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:03:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/extreme-pay-for-performance.html#comment-87707 Is this a failure to treat or providing the right care? Is there enough information to say that the primary care physicians are corrupt and not providing the care people need? In pay for procedure systems, as we have in the USA, there is data to support that we certainly provide unneccessary, expensive and risky care. Is this a failure to treat or providing the right care? Is there enough information to say that the primary care physicians are corrupt and not providing the care people need? In pay for procedure systems, as we have in the USA, there is data to support that we certainly provide unneccessary, expensive and risky care.

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