Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas

Archive for April 9th, 2010

I think I’ve found my ‘retirement’ job

Posted by GruntDoc on 9th April 2010

I’m going to be a CMS investigator looking into EMTALA violations.

Would be therapeutic.  I think.

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Educate The Public To Prevent Sky-Rocketing Health Care Costs | The Behavioral Medicine Report

Posted by GruntDoc on 9th April 2010

Get.  Out.

Educating individuals about the costs of healthcare could save money and lead to a more efficient use of the healthcare system, report policy researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Boston University School of Public Health

via Educate The Public To Prevent Sky-Rocketing Health Care Costs | The Behavioral Medicine Report.

You mean, people, when faced with facts about cost (and their end of it) choose the less costly option?  When did this start?

Oh yeah, we do it all the time, except in medicine.  Where our costs will bankrupt the country.

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