Costlier healthcare not always better
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
October 7, 2009
More expensive patient care is not synonymous with better patient outcomes, reports The Wall Street Journal Health Blog.An article in the Wall Street Journal details how in Pennsylvania, which requires public reporting of many outcomes, the best patient outcomes are often achieved by those hospitals that spend less on patients, providing less healthcare in total. This theme has been a common one during the discussions on healthcare reform.
