Released: July 21, 2013

How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay

Source: Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating - The Washington Post

When Harinath Sheela was busiest at his gastroenterology clinic, it seemed he could bend the limits of time.

Twelve colonoscopies and four other procedures was a typical day for him, according to Florida records for 2012. If the American Medical Association’s assumptions about procedure times are correct, that much work would take about 26 hours. Sheela’s typical day was nine or 10.

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