You know what's scarier than Halloween in this economy? Or Herman Cain's crisis management team? I mean, aside from one more editor writing about either one…
How about how much of an impact a simple doctor's office visit can have on overall health care costs. And I'm not even talking about emergency room visits here.
A new study, published in the most recent issue of Archives of Internal Medicine (a real page-turner) spells out the top five over administered tests doctors order, which adds up to a whopping $5 billion a year. The study covered the top three primary care specialties: pediatrics, internal medicine and family medicine.
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