Featured blog post:Greeley Medical Staff Institute and bundled payments
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, November 24, 2009
I recently had the privilege of speaking at the Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium in Naples, Florida, November 8-9, and found the experience to be both very enjoyable and educational. I really enjoyed serving on the opening plenary session panel discussion regarding healthcare reform. I was amazed at the prophetic abilities of the organizers in having the panel speak about reform exactly nine hours after the House of Representatives passed the 1,990-page bill! I had the honor of sharing the podium with Dr. Jon Burroughs of the Greeley Company and Dr. John Maa, one of the nations thought leaders on surgicalists. The session was moderated by Dr. Rick Sheff, executive director of the Greeley Company.
One of the questions posed was regarding the effect of the proposed “bundled payments.” Predictably, this has proven to be a very volatile topic amongst physicians. The Phoenix Group, of which I am a member, published a white paper earlier this year on the topic. The first draft stated that “healthcare reform legislation holds the potential for a cataclysmic uprooting of the traditional fee-for-service payment system.” In final form the word cataclysmic was removed. I suppose “cataclysmic” is in the eye of the beholder, but one thing is clear: The current bill is designed to change how providers get paid, and even how their businesses are structured and aligned and, ultimately, how care is rationed. . . Read more of this post by Kirk Mathews, MBA, at www.HospitalistLeadership.com.
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