Forbes September 6, 2017
Glenn Llopis

If you’re paid by the test, you’ll conduct more tests. Your business model will be centered around performing tests more efficiently, with various departments perfecting their own specialized tests. There will be billing codes, skills training, and benchmarks marking the milestones toward a higher volume of tests.

This is not a judgment of character, this is simply the result of a system performing according to its own rules. Healthcare providers have spent decades building business models focused on increasing volume. It’s no wonder we have a system that treats a 24-year-old diagnosed with breast cancer the same way it would treat a 50-year-old with the same diagnosis.

The system is built in a way that makes it hard for institutions...

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