or at least conceptually on the right track from this month’s Fast Company article by Peter Carbonara showcasing Geisinger Health System’s plan to fix health care.  The 3 hospital chain in central PA sets a fixed price for various medical problems.  They use checklists and EBP data-something this blog has promoted since inception.

Best quote on how to replace fee-for-service:

“….linked to ‘evidence-based medicine’ which simply means doing what clinical data say works, rather than relying on habit, hopes, or tradition”

Let’s hope this spreads much greater than just CABG patients that are featured in the article.

Larry@physicaltherapist.com