tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post3657133579092746959..comments2023-09-02T23:55:45.583+10:00Comments on Doctor Skeptic: Financial incentives and surgery ratesDr Skeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-55484753875685397722016-03-30T05:15:05.242+11:002016-03-30T05:15:05.242+11:00Orthopedic surgeons (spine) working in metropolita...Orthopedic surgeons (spine) working in metropolitan areas of 50,000-250,000 residents made more than any other demographic classification, at $717,710. <br /><br />MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data<br /><br />http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/compensation-issues/5-top-paid-medical-specialties.html<br /><br />Can orthopedic surgeons be called on to decrease ineffective procedures when it will harm their incomes? The income depends upon the procedure, without many spine surgeries income will start to decline to office based nonsurgical specialty levels- 200,000 per year. This is a strong bias against finding the truth!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796245218427012668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-23109480801094882692016-03-30T04:58:28.151+11:002016-03-30T04:58:28.151+11:00I used to say to our audiences: "It is diffic...I used to say to our audiences: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!"<br />I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked (1935)<br /><br />Upton Sinclair, Jr. (September 20 1878 – November 25 1968)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796245218427012668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-1179030365483294192012-12-12T05:55:54.024+11:002012-12-12T05:55:54.024+11:00Oh, this is the saddest case that we have in the U...Oh, this is the saddest case that we have in the US: we seldom provide surgery incentives for seriously-ill patients. Not all of us can avail surgeries nowadays, especially that we haven't moved on from recession so far. Hopefully the government would try to get a peek on what's happening to the so-called "promised incentives". Seriously. Jo Anne Sibleyhttp://www.thinktankmag.com/author/joanne_sibley.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-40493490488724886782012-08-21T19:54:31.972+10:002012-08-21T19:54:31.972+10:00Thanks Abhinav,
I think there is a general impress...Thanks Abhinav,<br />I think there is a general impression that surgery is either required or it isn't; that there is no discretion involved. THerefore people don't see how surgeon ownership of a hospital could influence surgery rates. In reality, of course, the decision to operate or not is influenced by many factors, including financial incentives.Dr Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193043695356712843.post-49655528366269577722012-08-21T13:52:09.531+10:002012-08-21T13:52:09.531+10:00Its interesting that ownership (or part-ownership)...Its interesting that ownership (or part-ownership) of specialty hospitals commonly occurs and consequently leads to higher user rates for surgery, than those without ownership in the hospital. It is almost analagous to part-ownership in a pharmaceutical company and higher prescription rates of the company drugs. Whereas one is grossly unethical, the other occurs as common practice it seems.Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061881888393096273noreply@blogger.com