http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-good-doctor-can%e2%80%99t-save-you-from-a-bad-hospital/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Wed, 16 May 2012 20:29:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-good-doctor-can%e2%80%99t-save-you-from-a-bad-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-46078 Larry C. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:06:06 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5186#comment-46078 Answer to Bart: by adjusting the totals for case mix. Granted, the calculaion isn't perfect, but this is done all the time. Answer to Bart: by adjusting the totals for case mix. Granted, the calculaion isn’t perfect, but this is done all the time.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-good-doctor-can%e2%80%99t-save-you-from-a-bad-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-46029 Bart Ingles Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:52:38 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5186#comment-46029 How do you you compare hospitals without penalizing those that attract more challenging cases? How do you you compare hospitals without penalizing those that attract more challenging cases?

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-good-doctor-can%e2%80%99t-save-you-from-a-bad-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-46023 Joe S. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:48:21 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5186#comment-46023 This is yet another reason for repeal of the Stark Amendment, which makes financial gain sharing that aligns physician and hospital interests illegal. This is yet another reason for repeal of the Stark Amendment, which makes financial gain sharing that aligns physician and hospital interests illegal.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-good-doctor-can%e2%80%99t-save-you-from-a-bad-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-46019 Devon Herrick Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:21:39 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5186#comment-46019 The implications are immense. The outcomes for a surgeon could vary depending on which hospital he or she was working in on a given day. This also makes me wonder if quality could not be improved by having surgeons work in only one hospital with the same surgical staff that has trained and worked together as a team. Basically, any variables that could be removed from the process would likely boost quality. The implications are immense. The outcomes for a surgeon could vary depending on which hospital he or she was working in on a given day. This also makes me wonder if quality could not be improved by having surgeons work in only one hospital with the same surgical staff that has trained and worked together as a team. Basically, any variables that could be removed from the process would likely boost quality.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/a-good-doctor-can%e2%80%99t-save-you-from-a-bad-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-46008 Larry C. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:25:34 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=5186#comment-46008 Interesting post. Interesting post.

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