http://healthblog.ncpa.org/who-pays-for-medical-errors/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://healthblog.ncpa.org/who-pays-for-medical-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-38412 Jamie Gully Thu, 15 May 2008 23:25:18 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/who-pays-for-medical-errors/#comment-38412 Also, in response to the last part of that statement- that's the most absurd thing I've heard! You're implying the doctor wants to provide poor care and basically all are monsters with a hidden agenda. The hospital is for ACUTE CARE ONLY!! The problem is discharge and the care and medicine needed afterwards. Many do not have the money for that and come back with complications. Also, in response to the last part of that statement- that’s the most absurd thing I’ve heard! You’re implying the doctor wants to provide poor care and basically all are monsters with a hidden agenda.
The hospital is for ACUTE CARE ONLY!! The problem is discharge and the care and medicine needed afterwards. Many do not have the money for that and come back with complications.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/who-pays-for-medical-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-38411 Jamie Gully Thu, 15 May 2008 23:12:16 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/who-pays-for-medical-errors/#comment-38411 Supposedly Medicare will no longer pay for any mistakes caused by the hospital, including pressure sores and breakdown! Supposedly Medicare will no longer pay for any mistakes caused by the hospital, including pressure sores and breakdown!

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/who-pays-for-medical-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-38382 Devon Herrick Wed, 14 May 2008 21:57:06 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/who-pays-for-medical-errors/#comment-38382 Geisinger Health Center in Pennsylvania provides a warranty to patients on heart surgery, but loses money! The reason: Medicare won’t pay more for the initial surgery. So naturally, no other hospital has a financial motive to reduce its errors. They make too much money on their mistakes (see John Goodman’s Wall Street Journal op ed [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120373015283387491.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]). Medicine is (arguably) the only area of our economy where hospitals get paid more for low quality than high quality. Low quality often leads to complications and complications lengthen hospital stays. Geisinger Health Center in Pennsylvania provides a warranty to patients on heart surgery, but loses money! The reason: Medicare won’t pay more for the initial surgery. So naturally, no other hospital has a financial motive to reduce its errors. They make too much money on their mistakes (see John Goodman’s Wall Street Journal op ed [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120373015283387491.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]). Medicine is (arguably) the only area of our economy where hospitals get paid more for low quality than high quality. Low quality often leads to complications and complications lengthen hospital stays.

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