Tag Archives: health care costs

Sometimes when I write this blog I have the funny punch line in mind before I find the story to highlight it;  other times the healthcare story finds me and then I look for the humor in it.  This is an example of the former.  I have been saving what is one of my all time favorite medical comedy videos from my comedy idols, the Monty Python guys, for when I saw the perfect story.  Today is that day.  You’re welcome.

I came across an article from yesterday’s Los Angeles Times entitled, “Doctors should learn how to help manage healthcare costs.”   in which to Dr. Steven E. Weinberger, chief executive of the American College of Physicians, talks about how physicians, during their residency, should be specifically trained in how to help reduce costs of unnecessary procedures, particularly extra diagnostic tests and other hospital-based interventions.  According to Dr. Weinberger, it is not enough to teach physicians medical knowledge and patient care skills; they must learn “how to provide high-quality medical care without breaking the bank.”  This assertion would have been considered heresy not long ago, and probably still is in … (read the rest)