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Care Providers & Care Coordination
Todayā€™s BFO: How can P4P Work W/O a QB?
TranslationĀ Todays blinding flash of the obvious (BFO): How can you expect pay-for-performance (P4P) programs in Medicare to work with out a designated physician quarterback (QB)?
Please allow me to elaborate.
P4P programs are based on two assumptions:
Patients are assigned to a physician or a practice that will have primary responsibility for their care, and
That a meaningful fraction of the care physicians deliver is for patients from whom they have primary responsibility
Wouldn’t you expect that this would be problematic for older (Medicare) […]
The Cats are Herding!
We’ve all heard the saying that getting doctors to agree is like herding cats.
Well, it’s happening.
Four physician organizations representing 330,000 doctors issued a press release voicing their support for Joint Principles of a Patient-Centered Medical Home. The four groups are the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
So?
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