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J.D. Power, which gives ratings to hospitals, pharmacies and health insurance plans, needs to add doctors to its ratings business. We might all be better off with a Power rating than one provided by our friendly insurance company.
Insurers Put Money Behind Doctor Ratings
Insurers across the country are crunching data on the performance of individual physicians, and they're beginning to steer patients to certain docs -- and away from others -- based on the results, the Washington Post reports.The industry says the effort will lead to better care at lower cost. Doctors say the ratings are often based on faulty data, and could lead doctors to cherry-pick healthy patients who are easiest to treat.
Despite the controversy, a doctor at a benefits-consulting firm says physician ratings are here to stay. "In every industry, consumers have a thirst for performance information," he tells the Post. "People don't want to go to a movie or buy a book or buy a car or go to a restaurant without some ability to assess value for dollar. What's taking place here is inevitable."
From the Health Blog of The Wall Street Journal
We can only hope all of this leads to better waiting room magazines.
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