Soon to be in the news:
Medicare to freeze implementation of reduction in fee schedule.
Although this is purely a predicton, in light of today’s news that the government is going to freeze subprime interest loans for five years, I am convinced that this will happen. What does subprime have to do with medicare fee schedule? Absolutely nothing-but keep in mind we have all kinds of political candidates and if they can ramp up these charged, emotional arguments in the subprime market, surely they can sympathize with doctors and others like us facing a 10% cut and make some kind of connection.
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EBP hits prime time.
From Nov 25th, New York Times Editorial “The High Cost of Health Care” under solutions:
Stick to What Works. The sad truth is that less than half of all medical care in the United States is supported by good evidence that it works, according to estimates cited by the Congressional Budget Office. If doctors had better information on which treatments work best for which patients, and whether the benefits were commensurate with the costs, needless treatment could be junked, the savings could be substantial, and patient care would surely improve. It could take a decade, or several, to conduct comparative-effectiveness studies, modify relevant laws, and change doctors’ behavior.
Stay the course my friends, the EBP movement is alive and well and your contribution to it is making a significant impact. Bring along some PT friends by signing up for the EIM blog and joining myphysicaltherapyspace.com
