
Health Datapalooza: Fee-for-service hampers big data
There's a growing sense of angst and frustration in the "data liberación" movement these days, and much of it has do with the difficulty of fighting the status quo in healthcare.
There's a growing sense of angst and frustration in the "data liberación" movement these days, and much of it has do with the difficulty of fighting the status quo in healthcare.
As of right now, physicians can refer patients for medical services (usually MRI and CT scans, anatomic pathology, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy) at enterprises that they have a financial stake in – yielding them a profit. This controversial practice could potentially change, though. Authors of a new “Viewpoint” in JAMA report that the Government Accountability […]