Health Care Dollars Wasted in the Emergency Room
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on September 7th, 2010 in Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
More than half of the 354 million doctor visits for acute care made each year are not with a primary physician and more than one quarter take place in the emergency room.
Acute Care in the ER… Expensive and Wasteful
Acute medical care is generally a flare-up of a previous condition or a sudden onset of symptoms like cough, sore throat, stomach problems, respiratory illness, fever, etc.
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