When a physician has an economic interest in a testing facility, does it influence his/her practice, or likelihood of ordering a test? Should his ownership be disclosed to his patients? The NY Times Ethicist weighs in.
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Cost Containment
Kaiser Permanente’s Visions of a Healthcare “Farmer’s Market”
A nonprofit system, salaried doctors on staff, an ambitious electronic health records system, but most importantly the idea of competition based on health outcomes rather than price are just a few things that make Kaiser Permanente an unconventional HMO provider.
In Medicine, the Power of No
It seems that many of the postings are about cost containment in health care and the challenges inherent in this. This article from today’s NY Times, lays out some of the conceptual and cultural issues that create resistance, as well as some of the pending initiatives to provide data on clinical effectiveness – that might ultimately guide payers and clinicians.
