http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/11/18/does-p4p-improve-quality/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/11/18/does-p4p-improve-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-813 | John Goodman's Health Policy Blog Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:21:58 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/?p=1543#comment-813 [...] by [P4P], only cervical cancer screening showed consistently positive returns."  [link] Hat tip to Jason [...] [...] by [P4P], only cervical cancer screening showed consistently positive returns."  [link] Hat tip to Jason [...]

]]> http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/11/18/does-p4p-improve-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-904 | John Goodman's Health Policy Blog Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:21:58 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/?p=1543#comment-904 [...] by [P4P], only cervical cancer screening showed consistently positive returns."  [link] Hat tip to Jason [...] [...] by [P4P], only cervical cancer screening showed consistently positive returns."  [link] Hat tip to Jason [...]

]]> http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/11/18/does-p4p-improve-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Alexis Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:23:58 +0000 http://healthcare-economist.com/?p=1543#comment-812 I find it interesting that Policy makers and Insurance companies wouldn't answer whether, P4P improves the quality of medical care. That should be a fairly easy question to answer. Isn't the objective, that we improve our health care system without causing more problems or costing more money? It doesn't seem like a very efficient system when the results aren't likely to be increased care but rather better documentation of the care given...Who wins in this P4P system? I find it interesting that Policy makers and Insurance companies wouldn’t answer whether, P4P improves the quality of medical care. That should be a fairly easy question to answer. Isn’t the objective, that we improve our health care system without causing more problems or costing more money? It doesn’t seem like a very efficient system when the results aren’t likely to be increased care but rather better documentation of the care given…Who wins in this P4P system?

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