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Surgery needs a new pay model, free from incentives to do more procedures
ow will my surgeon get paid? That’s a question few people ask as they think about having surgery. But it is worth asking, and the answer should factor into decision-making.For most surgeons, the answer is a compensation model that incentivizes more surgery — and bigger surgery — making it hard to ignore the dollar signs attached to these procedures.About have surgery each year, and up to one-quarter of these operations . Not only does this present grave concerns for patients’ well-being, but it is also an enormous drain on the medical system. More surgeries — and more extensive surgeries —...…ow will my surgeon get paid? That’s a question few people ask as they think about having surgery. But it is worth asking, and the answer should factor into decision-making.For most surgeons, the answer is a compensation model that incentivizes more surgery — and bigger surgery — making it hard to ignore the dollar signs attached to these procedures.About have surgery each year, and up to one-quarter of these operations . Not only does this present grave concerns for patients’ well-being, but it is also an enormous drain on the medical system. More surgeries — and more extensive surgeries —...WW…
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