Overdiagnosis via data and greed: One doctor’s view of a malevolent downside in medical technology
Remember that the most likely outcome of a medical intervention in a person without complaints is harm.
Robocalling for mammograms and why I’m still not getting one
Yesterday my health insurance company caught me on my home phone (yes, I still have one). They had left a message a week ago, wanting to check with me about “health screenings.” After the computer verified it was really me, the mammogram push started. Have I had one lately? (They must have known that the […]
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Survey on the Healthcare Financial Landscape Offers a Roadmap for Stakeholders
Zelis highlights how employers, payers, and consumers are integrating digital tools to manage healthcare costs.
Critics: Community screenings at hospitals making overtreatment problem worse
Hospitals hoping to attract patients and build their brands are teaming up with medical-screening companies to promote tests aimed at consumers worried about potentially deadly heart disease or strokes. What their promotions don't say is that an influ...