These two articles appeared close together and serve to ram home the point that we must all resist the hype.First:Why the pressure’s rising for EMRs to make an impact By Barry P. Chaiken, MDPublished February 06 2017, 2:44pm ESTAs the country wonders about the next iteration or obliteration of the Affordable Care Act, the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr., provides all the information needed to prepare for changes in the healthcare marketplace in 2017. Cruise plays sports agent Jerry Maguire who represents Rod Tidwell, a fictional Arizona Cardinals wide receiver played by Gooding.In one poignant scene, Rod chastises Jerry in an effort to motivate him to work harder to secure a more valuable contract for Rod’s services to the Cardinals. Through the repetitive mantra “Show me the money, Jerry,” Rod makes it clear to his agent that only the monetary value of the contract matters.After spending more than $30 billion on incentive payments, many in and...
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