Table 4. Physician perceptions on potential solutions to overtreatment (N = 2,106).
Respondents | % | |
---|---|---|
Training residents on appropriateness criteria | 1163 | 55.2% |
Easy access to outside health records | 1096 | 52.0% |
More practice guidelines | 1084 | 51.5% |
Listing prices when ordering tests | 910 | 43.2% |
Increase base salaries and decrease fee-for service | 613 | 29.1% |
More peer review | 489 | 23.2% |
More government regulation | 240 | 11.4% |