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Ubel, Peter A; Zhang, Cecilia J; Hesson, Ashley; Davis, Kelly J; Kirby, Christine; Barnett, Jamison; Hunter, Wynn G Study of physician and patient communication identifies missed opportunities to help reduce patients' out-of-pocket spending Journal Article Health Affairs, 35 (4), pp. 654-661, 2016. @article{Ubel2016, title = {Study of physician and patient communication identifies missed opportunities to help reduce patients' out-of-pocket spending}, author = {Peter A Ubel and Cecilia J Zhang and Ashley Hesson and Kelly J Davis and Christine Kirby and Jamison Barnett and Wynn G Hunter}, url = {https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1280}, doi = {10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1280}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-04-01}, journal = {Health Affairs}, volume = {35}, number = {4}, pages = {654-661}, abstract = {Some experts contend that requiring patients to pay out of pocket for a portion of their care will bring consumer discipline to health care markets. But are physicians prepared to help patients factor out-of-pocket expenses into medical decisions? In this qualitative study of audiorecorded clinical encounters, we identified physician behaviors that stand in the way of helping patients navigate out-of-pocket spending. Some behaviors reflected a failure to fully engage with patients’ financial concerns, from never acknowledging such concerns to dismissing them too quickly. Other behaviors reflected a failure to resolve uncertainty about out-of-pocket expenses or reliance on temporary solutions without making long-term plans to reduce spending. Many of these failures resulted from systemic barriers to health care spending conversations, such as a lack of price transparency. For consumer health care markets to work as …}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Some experts contend that requiring patients to pay out of pocket for a portion of their care will bring consumer discipline to health care markets. But are physicians prepared to help patients factor out-of-pocket expenses into medical decisions? In this qualitative study of audiorecorded clinical encounters, we identified physician behaviors that stand in the way of helping patients navigate out-of-pocket spending. Some behaviors reflected a failure to fully engage with patients’ financial concerns, from never acknowledging such concerns to dismissing them too quickly. Other behaviors reflected a failure to resolve uncertainty about out-of-pocket expenses or reliance on temporary solutions without making long-term plans to reduce spending. Many of these failures resulted from systemic barriers to health care spending conversations, such as a lack of price transparency. For consumer health care markets to work as … |
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Ubel, Peter A; Zhang, Cecilia J; Hesson, Ashley; Davis, Kelly J; Kirby, Christine; Barnett, Jamison; Hunter, Wynn G Study of physician and patient communication identifies missed opportunities to help reduce patients' out-of-pocket spending Journal Article Health Affairs, 35 (4), pp. 654-661, 2016. @article{Ubel2016, title = {Study of physician and patient communication identifies missed opportunities to help reduce patients' out-of-pocket spending}, author = {Peter A Ubel and Cecilia J Zhang and Ashley Hesson and Kelly J Davis and Christine Kirby and Jamison Barnett and Wynn G Hunter}, url = {https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1280}, doi = {10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1280}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-04-01}, journal = {Health Affairs}, volume = {35}, number = {4}, pages = {654-661}, abstract = {Some experts contend that requiring patients to pay out of pocket for a portion of their care will bring consumer discipline to health care markets. But are physicians prepared to help patients factor out-of-pocket expenses into medical decisions? In this qualitative study of audiorecorded clinical encounters, we identified physician behaviors that stand in the way of helping patients navigate out-of-pocket spending. Some behaviors reflected a failure to fully engage with patients’ financial concerns, from never acknowledging such concerns to dismissing them too quickly. Other behaviors reflected a failure to resolve uncertainty about out-of-pocket expenses or reliance on temporary solutions without making long-term plans to reduce spending. Many of these failures resulted from systemic barriers to health care spending conversations, such as a lack of price transparency. For consumer health care markets to work as …}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Some experts contend that requiring patients to pay out of pocket for a portion of their care will bring consumer discipline to health care markets. But are physicians prepared to help patients factor out-of-pocket expenses into medical decisions? In this qualitative study of audiorecorded clinical encounters, we identified physician behaviors that stand in the way of helping patients navigate out-of-pocket spending. Some behaviors reflected a failure to fully engage with patients’ financial concerns, from never acknowledging such concerns to dismissing them too quickly. Other behaviors reflected a failure to resolve uncertainty about out-of-pocket expenses or reliance on temporary solutions without making long-term plans to reduce spending. Many of these failures resulted from systemic barriers to health care spending conversations, such as a lack of price transparency. For consumer health care markets to work as … |