We need to investment in low tech solutions like nurses to staff beds, case managers to help navigate new placements, and social service staff to manage problems on the weekend. We also need actual housing.| www.sensible-med.com
Background Overtreatment is a cause of preventable harm and waste in health care. Little is known about clinician perspectives on the problem. In this study, physicians were surveyed on the prevalence, causes, and implications of overtreatment. Methods 2,106 physicians from an online community composed of doctors from the American Medical Association (AMA) masterfile participated in a survey. The survey inquired about the extent of overutilization, as well as causes, solutions, and implicatio...| journals.plos.org
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