Read the case journal Perverse Incentives: Reimbursement and Bilateral surgery by Dale Buchbinder and respond to the following questions:
Task: Perverse Incentives
Perverse Incentives: Reimbursement and Bilateral Surgery, in the text (Buchbinder, Shanks, & Buchbinder, 2014)
• Create a list of legal and ethical concerns you would have as a health services manager in this situation.
• Discuss what regulation requirements may be most problematic (include consequences).
• Presume the surgeon, hospital billing department, and senior leadership will not change current practices. Suggest a rational course of action to minimize risk and maximize reward without jeopardizing network or provider contracts.