RT Journal
A1 Dresnick SJ, Roth WI, Linn BS, Pratt TC, Blum A
T1 THe physician's role in the cost-containment problem
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1979
FD April 13
VO 241
IS 15
SP 1606
OP 1609
DO 10.1001/jama.1979.03290410038021
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03290410038021
AB The seemingly uncontrolled increase in the cost of medical care is one of the major problems facing the American physician. Although the reasons for escalated costs are multifactorial, the physician does play an important role in the problem. Several studies have suggested that physicians, the cost generators, are unaware of the economic impact of the care they provide. In the preparation of this report, 70 medical students, 316 interns and residents, and 41 faculty members at the University of Miami School of Medicine were surveyed on their knowledge of frequently ordered hospital billing items. A common lack of knowledge was noted in all three groups of respondents, with the faculty scoring as poorly as the medical students. Major efforts must be directed toward the cost education of physicians.(JAMA 241:1606-1609, 1979)