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: Physician LawWatch Out for Physician Rating Systems
By Todd A. Rodriguez
More and more payors are instituting rating systems for their participating physicians and at least one state attorney general has taken issue with the practice. According to a recent article on CNNMoney.com, the New York Attorney General has threatened an injunction against United Healthcare if it implements a physician rating system in New York. The Attorney General has apparently cited a number of concerns with the rating system, including that the rating data may be faulty and that patients may choose doctors based on cost rather than quality.
Full post as published by Physician Law on July 17, 2007 (boomark / email).
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