Comments on: Does Greater Volume = Higher Quality? http://healthblog.ncpa.org/does-greater-volume-higher-quality/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Tue, 22 May 2012 22:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bret http://healthblog.ncpa.org/does-greater-volume-higher-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-42384 Bret Tue, 05 May 2009 18:03:48 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3240#comment-42384 This is part of the larger problem of trying to judge quality by looking at inputs rather than outputs. Someone observes a positive relationship between an input and an output. Then the bean counters decide that the input IS quality. This is part of the larger problem of trying to judge quality by looking at inputs rather than outputs.

Someone observes a positive relationship between an input and an output. Then the bean counters decide that the input IS quality.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/does-greater-volume-higher-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-42381 Ken Tue, 05 May 2009 15:44:54 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3240#comment-42381 Interesting and surprising finding. Interesting and surprising finding.

]]> By: Joe S. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/does-greater-volume-higher-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-42379 Joe S. Tue, 05 May 2009 13:24:16 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3240#comment-42379 This illustrates why you don't want to subject doctors and hospitals to cookbook medicine. An association that is generally true (greater volume = safer surgery) may not always be true. Markets, not cookbooks should guide medical proctice. This illustrates why you don’t want to subject doctors and hospitals to cookbook medicine. An association that is generally true (greater volume = safer surgery) may not always be true. Markets, not cookbooks should guide medical proctice.

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