In recent Tips (e.g., # 622), we’ve been teasing a Service that rates physicians on a variety of quality metrics.

While most experts agree higher quality always leads to lower costs, for me, this is about making sure you and I never get referred to Dr. Death!

Based on the responses of many of you last week, you share that concern.

Thank you.

With that encouragement, it’s time to go kick the proverbial tires.

Mother Nature permitting, Tuesday I fly to Atlanta to huddle up with the Gurus who have solved the transparency puzzle.

What are their ratings’ sources, metrics and algorithms?

That’s asking a lot of a History Major; i.e., the guy who struggled with algebra and had to Google algorithm!

But think of health care transparency as being intentionally locked within the walls of a medieval castle.

Then consider you can find just about anything on Amazon these days.

Even trebuchets, catapults & ballistae!