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Post #306,618
by Another Scott
4/2/09 4:20:01 PM
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New I don't know how common it is...
but around here there are MRI machines in office parks. I assume they get enough business from the various hospitals that it helps reduce the argument that each place needs their own. That's good. But many hospitals are not-for-profit while I'm sure each of these MRI companies are for-profit. So, there are plusses and minuses, and MRIs might not be the best example any more (though I'm sure they're over-prescribed because they're available).

Hey! I could get in the business for $45k! - http://www.dotmed.co...utm_campaign=Base

;-)

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #306,624
by drook
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4/2/09 5:05:36 PM
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New They're making money on full-body scans
You can go in and get a checkup and they'll point out every shadow and dot you might want to get checked out. A study of the practice a few years ago showed that the rate of complications from exploratory surgery to check out all these symptomless shadows dwarfed the rate of true positives.
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Drew
     9 people in Austin responsible for 2700 ER trips - (jay) - (15) - April 2, 2009, 11:15:55 AM EDT
         Math - (drook) - (2) - April 2, 2009, 02:10:04 PM EDT
             Well, if they can put a guy on a bed . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 2, 2009, 02:18:32 PM EDT
             Bdefore reading the article - (mhuber) - April 4, 2009, 09:18:49 AM EDT
         An ambulance driver chimes in on his blog... - (dmcarls) - (11) - April 2, 2009, 02:15:45 PM EDT
             locally here in atlanta - (boxley) - April 2, 2009, 02:38:29 PM EDT
             Interesting. Thanks. - (Another Scott) - April 2, 2009, 02:45:40 PM EDT
             He has some good ideas - (jay) - (8) - April 2, 2009, 03:11:21 PM EDT
                 On #5 and related issues. - (Another Scott) - (7) - April 2, 2009, 03:47:39 PM EDT
                     On fancy machines - (drook) - (2) - April 2, 2009, 03:57:08 PM EDT
                         I don't know how common it is... - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 2, 2009, 04:20:01 PM EDT
                             They're making money on full-body scans - (drook) - April 2, 2009, 05:05:36 PM EDT
                     Re: On #5 and related issues. - (dmcarls) - (3) - April 3, 2009, 11:23:53 AM EDT
                         Interesting. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - April 3, 2009, 12:35:31 PM EDT
                         Can't think of an issue more fraught with problems of Scale - (Ashton) - April 4, 2009, 03:48:29 AM EDT
                         Another story on US health care costs, with links. - (Another Scott) - April 13, 2009, 12:35:11 PM EDT

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