TY  - JOUR
T1  - SPecialization in health care
AU  - Plochg T, Klazinga NS
Y1  - 2012/05/16
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.3582
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2025
EP  - 2025
VL  - 307
IS  - 19
N2  - 
To the Editor: Dr Detsky and colleagues1 suggested that medical specialization may have gone too far because it leads toward escalating costs without clear benefits. However, we believe the authors could have been more firm and provocative in their conclusions. A population-based approach toward assessing the appropriateness of specialization also needs to assess the responsiveness and flexibility of the existing licensing and certification mechanisms and consider the whole health care workforce instead of just the medical profession.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.3582
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.3582
ER  -