Physicians have an obligation to eliminate waste
Physicians and the public are urging doctors to bring cost into consideration at the bedside when ordering laboratory tests and imaging studies. Although diagnostic testing represents an important component of the rising cost of medical care, asking what a test costs is the wrong question.
Cost-saving shouldn’t begin at the bedside, it should begin by training the next generation of doctors to think in terms of value; not bang-for-buck or potential …
