Driving treatment outcomes in favour of the patient
A recent article in the Financial Review (Stephen Duckett Next step in health reform, p47, AFR 3/7/13) explained how Australian general practitioners are remunerated primarily on a fee per visit basis. There is clear commercial incentive here to maximise the number of visits. I can’t see how that model of remuneration is going to deliver…
Posted on Thursday, August 8, 2013
