This mandate mentioned below is how to keep from getting low scores on patient satisfaction surveys! We all need to take responsibly - patients and doctors - and do the right thing. There isnt always a quick fix. The answer to every cough and infection isnt an antibiotic and the answer to every ache and pain most certainly isnt an opiate pain medication! And we wonder how we got to a place were someone dies of a drug overdose every 19 minutes! Except from article: The mandate is simple: Never deny a request for an antibiotic, an opioid pain medication, a scan, or an admission. One emergency room with poor survey scores started offering hydrocodone goody bags to discharged patients in order to improve their ratings. And doctors face the reality that uncomfortable discussions on behavioral topics -- say, smoking or obesity -- come with the risk of a pay cut. If you tell a patient that their knee pain is related to weight, that their smoking is worsening their childs asthma, or that they cant lose weight because of French fries and not a glandular problem, your ratings and pay will take a hit.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:02:39 +0000
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