A very smart person in the healthcare benefits space wrote that family physicians can’t influence much the top 25 most costly DRGs in hospitals. Here was my response: There are many reasons this isn’t true. But it’s understandable that a benefits or administrative person would have no inkling of this, because...
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Some people think that the solution to better-supported primary care is in DPC/salaried physician payment models. I don’t think it is the best answer. I realize money is not the only motivator explaining why people perform work. Meaningful work matters too. But meaningful work that is not respected and paid for...
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Thanks to everyone who wrote me back on some of the “simple” screening tests that “just take a few minutes” that well-meaning special interest groups want family physicians to give away their time to administer. And remember, the family physicians’ nurses are busy also, so if a special interest expects only...
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