tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post819261103325203251..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Dark Side of Pay for PerformanceDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81149246638009920612006-12-14T08:40:00.000-06:002006-12-14T08:40:00.000-06:00Counterpoint:
I am paid less to do good work in m...Counterpoint:<br /><br />I am paid <i>less</i> to do good work in my practice. I am paid for poor performance, since I am paid mainly on volume. If I spend time with patients to do a better job, then I make less money (even with proper coding). It is very frustrating to have to pit my income against my conscience.<br /><br />I agree with the travesty of Insurance CEO's salaries. That is why Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-8145596431026402952006-12-14T07:23:00.000-06:002006-12-14T07:23:00.000-06:00Rob-
Here's some data to browse. Insurance CEO's ...Rob-<br />Here's some <a href="https://www.cttriallawyers.org/index.cfm/hurl/SectionID=118/MaxRows=10/StartRow=1/ReportID=16">data</a> to browse. Insurance CEO's salaries averaged over $18 million in 2002 (not including stock options, benefits, etc). How our society measures "performance" is skewed. In my estimation, if we thought about REAL performance, then our CEO's of iinsurance comapaniesDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-44692848527331807202006-12-13T20:47:00.000-06:002006-12-13T20:47:00.000-06:00It really depends who does the measuring. We have...It really depends who does the measuring. We have been on an EMR for 10 years and have better data than our insurers (and the feds). They are very interested in our good data because it makes them look better. Information is power. P4P is going to happen (it already is), so the question is simply, who is going to be in charge. I would personally want to give my own data.<br /><br />By the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com