<description>&lt;p&gt;Health care spending in the United States is excessive, yet when resources are wasted there are few ramifications. This JAMA Professionalism article proposes that excessive resource utilization be approached with the same seriousness as are treatment complications. The podcast features Andrew R. Lai, MD, MPH, from UCSF Medical Center.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Article discussed in this episode: &lt;a href= "http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.0698"&gt; Is Excessive Resource Utilization an Adverse Event?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

JAMA Professionalism: Best Practice

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Treating Resource Overutilization Like a Complication

FEB 28, 201721 MIN
JAMA Professionalism: Best Practice

Treating Resource Overutilization Like a Complication

FEB 28, 201721 MIN

Description

Health care spending in the United States is excessive, yet when resources are wasted there are few ramifications. This JAMA Professionalism article proposes that excessive resource utilization be approached with the same seriousness as are treatment complications. The podcast features Andrew R. Lai, MD, MPH, from UCSF Medical Center.

Article discussed in this episode: Is Excessive Resource Utilization an Adverse Event?