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2011

Emergent Care

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Full-Text Articles in Health Policy

Why The Grey's Anatomy Myth Clouds The Real Value Of Emergency Care, Jesse M. Pines, Zachary F. Meisel Apr 2011

Why The Grey's Anatomy Myth Clouds The Real Value Of Emergency Care, Jesse M. Pines, Zachary F. Meisel

Health Policy and Management Informal Communications

Advanced radiology tests such as CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds have dramatically changed how patients are diagnosed and treated. Just a decade ago, patients were still being subjected to exploratory surgery, in which a surgeon cuts open the abdomen to look for problems; today, CT scans allow doctors to make diagnoses without a scalpel.


Why Doctors Order Too Many Tests (It's Not Just To Avoid Lawsuits), Jesse M. Pines, Zachary F. Meisel Feb 2011

Why Doctors Order Too Many Tests (It's Not Just To Avoid Lawsuits), Jesse M. Pines, Zachary F. Meisel

Health Policy and Management Informal Communications

Advanced radiology tests such as CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds have dramatically changed how patients are diagnosed and treated. Just a decade ago, patients were still being subjected to exploratory surgery, in which a surgeon cuts open the abdomen to look for problems; today, CT scans allow doctors to make diagnoses without a scalpel.


Mcdonald's Medicine: Are We Too Impatient To Wait For Care?, Zachary F. Meisel, Jesse M. Pines Jan 2011

Mcdonald's Medicine: Are We Too Impatient To Wait For Care?, Zachary F. Meisel, Jesse M. Pines

Health Policy and Management Informal Communications

The prospect of waiting for health care is not only distasteful to Americans, it's downright threatening: indeed, the specter of Canadian-style waiting lists for certain tests and procedures evoked enough American-style fear that it became a key Republican talking point to challenge the concept of government-subsidized health care.