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JAMA , Volume 311 (23) – Jun 18, 2014

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News & Analysis he said. A hospital may routinely do morn- Shah acknowledged that making news@JAMA ing blood draws on patients even when physicians better financial stewards there is no clear reason to do so and it may was an unpopular idea when he and his be easier for physicians to just continue colleagues launched Costs of Care in thatroutinethantostopit.Physicianswork- 2009, but the growing health price ing in a hospital may also forget that less transparency movement is making it...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2014.7073
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Abstract

News & Analysis he said. A hospital may routinely do morn- Shah acknowledged that making news@JAMA ing blood draws on patients even when physicians better financial stewards there is no clear reason to do so and it may was an unpopular idea when he and his be easier for physicians to just continue colleagues launched Costs of Care in thatroutinethantostopit.Physicianswork- 2009, but the growing health price ing in a hospital may also forget that less transparency movement is making it expensive alternatives for a test or proce- inevitable. He argued that the challenge dure may exist outside of the hospital. now is to determine how to incorporate The videos tackle these issues with a cost information in care decisions in healthy dose of levity. To further pro- an ethical and reasonably pragmatic mote more resource-conscious training, manner. Shah and his colleagues are also working It’s not whether physicians are to create an online community of educa- going to do it, but how they are going to tors to discuss these issues. do it, he said. Developing Cost-Saving Interventions Funders, policy makers, and others should work to spur the development of cost-saving therapies that would help rein in US health

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Published: Jun 18, 2014

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