“From duplicate blood tests to unnecessary knee replacements, millions of Americans undergo screenings, scans and treatments that offer little or no benefit every year. Doctors
Category: Healthcare
Not much is as important as health care and in America the debate rages on despite passage of the PPACA. What are the ongoing issues, what will be involved in implementing this massive legislation, what will change and what will not when it comes to health care?
Do you really need that antibiotic?
Shorter physician encounters associated with antibiotic prescribing Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-2042 Patients who received antibiotics for respiratory tract infections had significantly shorter telemedicine encounters than those in
Are you choosing the right health coverage plan? Probably not.
When making a selection among health plans people generally look first at premiums and then at the deductible. In the process they overestimate the likelihood
Senators Unveil Legislation To Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills
This is a good idea and a necessary idea. It’s a problem that has been going on for years and getting worse as networks become
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