A new study finds that surgeons operating in the same hospitals and conducting the same procedures often end up incurring very different costs. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis looked at the expenses of surgeons working within the same hospital and conclude their findings could have "broad implications" for the healthcare system.
"If it's truly the case that one doctor generates lower costs for the same outcomes as another doctor, then it's fair to say there is room for cost reductions", argues study co-author Bart Hamilton of the Washington University School of Management.
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[1] http://www.claimsguides.com/news/national/2006/05/15/68285.htm