I want to pause for a moment and thank a few people who richly deserve it. First is Chris Gregory, my pit bull buddy advocate for family medicine. His website DocOnomics (www.doconomics.com) is  a mixture of common sense primary care advocacy and concern about the overall financial health of our country....
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A study in Archives of Internal Medicine surveyed a national sample of internists and family physicians about cost issues in medicine. Over 600 responded. 42% felt that most patients in their own practices receive too much care, only 6% said too little. When asked why some patients received too much care,...
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As the suits in the healthcare industry continue to try to change the healthcare system in their own MBA image, words such as targets and metrics are commonly used. A recent commentary from the BMJ reminds us of how sometimes when one process is improved another suffers. Patients want quick access...
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