This is the third in a three part overview of major contributors to “wasteful” health care spending in the US (estimated to be in the ballpark of $1 trillion annually). This article cues up in-depth discussions to come regarding issues that result from poor back-end operations supporting the health care system.
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Clinical Waste (or “I went ahead and threw rust proofing in with that physical”)
This is the second in a three part overview of the major contributors to “wasteful” healthcare spending in the US (estimated to be in the ballpark of $1 trillion annually). This installment cues up more in-depth discussions to come regarding complications which spring from poor decisions and policies at the time of treating disease (i.e., defensive medicine to avoid medical prosecution, medical errors, preventable readmissions, etc.).
