DB’s Medical Rants

“… If you tried to create the most illogical payment system with the most unintended consequences, then you would likely not create anything quite this bad.

“Outpatient medicine will not succeed until physicians abandon the insurance model.  The current insurance model increases overhead, encourages shorter visits, discourages phone calls and email and encourages unnecessary lengthy documentation.

“I like the concept of the patient centered medical home, but its success will require a different payment system.  Patients might even save money by paying for outpatient care with cash and decreasing insurance payments.”

Source: DB’s Medical Rants, June 17, 2010