This one could backfire, although good in intent...with employers eventually planning to share information about the the physicians providing the most effective treatment....mental illness is not as easily measured as it cardiac and diabetes statistics..6 months up to a year for a full recovery?....BD
Under the program, patients will complete a nine-question survey to help primary care physicians determine whether a patient is depressed and gauge the severity of his or her condition. Patients will be reassessed at six months and throughout the course of treatment (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 5/29). The goal of the program is to reduce depression within the first six months and achieve full recovery in one year. Physicians who meet the goal would receive a $100 bonus per patient. Insurance companies participating in the program have committed to paying the bonuses through 2010.
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