BOSTON (AP) -- Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary.
If they insist, though, he will do it - not so much to protect their health as his own practice....
dr jamesHealth care dispute: Costs of defensive medicineHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 11/04/2009 - 12:21
BOSTON (AP) -- Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary. BLOGCAN - " When a Measurement Becomes a Target, It is no Longer...Health Care Renewal Tue, 04/15/2008 - 08:34
On the Retired Doc's Thoughts blog, Dr James Gaulte offers some insight into the problems with scorecards for physicians or hospitals, and resulting pay-for-performance (P4P) schemes. |