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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.).