tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25132358.post6948301974883438153..comments2024-03-25T03:04:17.427-04:00Comments on Curing Healthcare: How to Reform Healthcare Sensibly: Focus on Two Clear GoalsDr. Steve Bellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193853344152979923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25132358.post-2263453011947098402009-08-07T08:12:40.452-04:002009-08-07T08:12:40.452-04:00Thanks for the comments.
"Value" is equ...Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />"Value" is equivalent to "Bang-for-the-buck" or "Getting what you pay for." The biggest problem with making value-based decisions in healthcare is that we lack the knowledge about the most effective (i.e., the safest, highest quality, and longest lasting) ways to prevent and treat most physical, mental, and mind-body health problems for particular types of people in particular circumstances. We need much more collaborative research on cost-effectiveness—via outcome studies "in the lab" and in everyday clinical practice—before we can expect to get the necessary knowledge. And this has to be ongoing research focused on building and disseminating an ever-evolving base of knowledge about cost-effectiveness. In addition, we need to implement powerful incentives to encourage everyone to use this knowledge in decision making, self-care, and treatment. Yes, people will try to game the system, no doubt, so there ought to be negative consequences for doing so.<br /><br />Despite these daunting requirements, there simply is NO OTHER WAY to have a sustainable, economical, ever-improving (i.e., high-value) healthcare system! <br /><br />Does anyone disagree?Dr. Steve Bellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193853344152979923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25132358.post-65368964452093913692009-08-06T18:08:53.294-04:002009-08-06T18:08:53.294-04:00I have to completely agree that quality and knowle...I have to completely agree that quality and knowledge are in left field with respect to the current discussions on health care reform. Value for money just seems to be a hard concept for people to wrap their heads around and instead we get a Walmart Effect where cost is the only factor regardless of loss of quality and related consequences. <br /><br />As far as education and knowledge is concerned, I think that that is a very hard nut to crack because it is not something you solve once. Education is an ongoing and high effort problem to focus on. While it would be nice to encourage people to seek the most cost effective care based on knowledge and incentives, I think that many would instead try to "game" the system to get the perks and financial savings even at the expense of their own health.Wellescent Health Bloghttp://wellescent.com/blog/siteblog.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25132358.post-39684447516495257002009-08-03T10:03:16.516-04:002009-08-03T10:03:16.516-04:00Hi,
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