tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post503977009570979611..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Dear Patient: P4P is HereDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-40015392763560819312007-04-17T17:35:00.000-05:002007-04-17T17:35:00.000-05:00Dear anony 4:46PM CDT - The point here is not to t...Dear anony 4:46PM CDT - <BR/><BR/>The point here is not to take anything out on patients - that is the farthest thing any doctor wants to do. But where are the prospective studies that have demonstrated that any such "performance" initiatives have actually improved patient care?<BR/><BR/>My colleague put it best. "It's not pay for performance. On the contrary, it's under-payment that rewards DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-31410150637253745082007-04-17T16:46:00.000-05:002007-04-17T16:46:00.000-05:00I appreciate your frustration, but why don't you t...I appreciate your frustration, but why don't you take it up with Medicare or with your congresspersons instead of taking it out on the patients? We didn't ask for this cr@p any more than you did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com