Comments on: Rating the “demi-gods in white” http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/11/19/rating-the-demi-gods-in-white/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Health Wonk Review, Health Care Renewal Style | Etixet http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/11/19/rating-the-demi-gods-in-white/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Health Wonk Review, Health Care Renewal Style | Etixet Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:16:09 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/11/19/rating-the-demi-gods-in-white/#comment-439 [...] Shafrin on the Health Care Economist blog analyzed the reasonableness of expecting physicians to compete on the price of procedures. He noted that [...] [...] Shafrin on the Health Care Economist blog analyzed the reasonableness of expecting physicians to compete on the price of procedures. He noted that [...]

]]> By: Health 2.0 in Deutschland http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/11/19/rating-the-demi-gods-in-white/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Health 2.0 in Deutschland Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:30:32 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/11/19/rating-the-demi-gods-in-white/#comment-438 [...] GigaOM oder Healthcare Economist [...] [...] GigaOM oder Healthcare Economist [...]

]]> By: Zagreus Ammon http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/11/19/rating-the-demi-gods-in-white/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Zagreus Ammon Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:30:34 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/11/19/rating-the-demi-gods-in-white/#comment-437 We always try to figure out what will happen with procedurally-based specialties, but the choice of primary care or a cognitive specialist interests me more. I am also uncertain how rating will help when the decision of whether or not to purchase is highly technical or when the provider is obliged to refuse "to sell" in the patient's interests. Of course there is a healthy dose of somewhat noxious medical paternalism in making this medical judgment, one which runs contrary the consumerist notion that leads to ratings in the first place. In the aggregate, do you think that it may have a greater impact on the health care system to figure out how to improve the quality of primary care? But who are we characterizing as demi-gods? I suspect you are referring to doctors instead of referring to hospitals or insurance companies that really control much of health care, but. As a physician, I could humbly accept such an onerous responsibility if that's what you mean, but of course, a deconstructionist would really make hay with what you are implying. We always try to figure out what will happen with procedurally-based specialties, but the choice of primary care or a cognitive specialist interests me more. I am also uncertain how rating will help when the decision of whether or not to purchase is highly technical or when the provider is obliged to refuse “to sell” in the patient’s interests. Of course there is a healthy dose of somewhat noxious medical paternalism in making this medical judgment, one which runs contrary the consumerist notion that leads to ratings in the first place. In the aggregate, do you think that it may have a greater impact on the health care system to figure out how to improve the quality of primary care?

But who are we characterizing as demi-gods? I suspect you are referring to doctors instead of referring to hospitals or insurance companies that really control much of health care, but. As a physician, I could humbly accept such an onerous responsibility if that’s what you mean, but of course, a deconstructionist would really make hay with what you are implying.

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