How Much Would You Pay Your Doctor to Tell You to Behave?

Jay Parkinson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:23:28 -0400

As we all know, the economy ain't doing so well. And there's good evidence to suggest that people are cutting back on preventive doctor visits--when times get tough, people reduce frivolous spending.

Doctor visits are frivolous?

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Jay Parkinson — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:22:19 -0400

Hi Ryan...
It's really difficult to track much of anything in healthcare when so few doctors use computer systems that are able to track outcomes. So many of the systems focus so much on billing that they can't really offer much in terms of helping you be a better doctor.

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Jay Parkinson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:04:59 -0400

I agree Peter. There are some solutions that you mention that could possibly work, but the politics of making them work will likely make the solutions ineffectual. Hence, my remark about Hillary. Even though the issues are different, those who profit from our healthcare system won't go down without a deep-pocketed fight. When the cost of medical education can be made up in one year's salary for being a radiologist or dermatologist, primary care will suffer. NPs and PAs are becoming more accepted. I agree.

All Physicians Are Not Created Equal: How to Fix Medicine's Two-Party System

Jay Parkinson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:52:31 -0400

Imagine there is a committee of politicians made up of 24 republicans and 5 democrats. Their job is to decide a politician's salary--for democrats and republicans--and decisions are made by majority rule. Which party do you think would have the highest salary?