Better outcomes for less than $15

The chief medical officer of a large insurance company contends that doctors treat their patients correctly only about 60% of the time. For example, beta blockers should be given to patients who have had MIs, but only 40% of the MI patients in the insurance company's records had received a beta...

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Published in:Medical economics 2002-11, Vol.79 (22), p.33-34
Main Author: Newcomer, Lee N
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Beta blockers
Costs and Cost Analysis
Family Practice - organization & administration
Health administration
Health economics
Humans
Medical Records
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Physicians
Quality Assurance, Health Care - economics
Quality of service
Recipes
Reminder Systems - economics
United States
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Summary:The chief medical officer of a large insurance company contends that doctors treat their patients correctly only about 60% of the time. For example, beta blockers should be given to patients who have had MIs, but only 40% of the MI patients in the insurance company's records had received a beta blocker. The records also showed that 30% of children with otitis media were treated too aggressively with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The solution is for physicians to keep better records; it can be done very inexpensively with three-by-five index cards.
ISSN:0025-7206
2150-7155