Make costly physicians accountable.
Physicians make the majority of decisions about the type and quantity of medical care, but cost-sharing mechanisms intended to control costs place the burden upon the patient. This article proposes a variety of mechanisms for placing this burden upon the small group of physicians identified as being excessively costly.
D003363:Cost Control; D004470:Economics, Medical; D008485:Medical Audit; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States