October 31, 2007

Overspending on medical overtreatment

See Consumer Reports' list of the 10 most overused medical tests and treatments. Synopsis:

BACK SURGERY

HEARTBURN SURGERY

PROSTATE TREATMENTS

IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATORS

CORONARY STENTS

CESAREAN SECTIONS

WHOLE-BODY SCREENS

HIGH-TECH ANGIOGRAPHY

HIGH-TECH MAMMOGRAPHY

VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY

You can quibble with the list, but you can't help but commend CR for raising public awareness about the medical arms race. And this list is just part of a broader special section on overspending on overtreatment.

Posted by schwitz at October 31, 2007 08:09 AM | TrackBack
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