How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay

Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating: 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 … Continue reading How a secretive panel uses data that distorts doctors’ pay