Friday, December 17, 2010

Canadians unnecessarily being put under knife

The trouble is, "to a hammer, everything looks like a nail". Or, closer to home for me, litigation lawyers see court as the obvious approach to all legal issues.

"Canadians unnecessarily being put under knife: Report

Megan Ogilvie      

Canada could be saving millions of dollars and putting fewer people under the knife by reducing the number of potentially unnecessary surgeries done in the country each year, a new report suggests.

An annual report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) found the country could save up to $180 million a year if doctors consistently offered the most appropriate and most cost-effective procedures to their patients.

The report found vast discrepancies in the number of caesarian sections and hysterectomies performed in Canada, suggesting some of those procedures are not needed.

It also revealed too many procedures are still being done despite evidence that indicates they don't help patients, such as surgery for knee pain... ."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Isn't the reason for these unecessary surgries Doctor's want to be multi-millionaires if not billionaires?

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