Doctors insert tubes–catheters–into patients’ veins about 5 million times a year, sometimes with lethal results. A simple checklist has caused the infection rate to plunge.
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Reflections on Heath Care
2008.04.25 » economy · healthcare
There is a greater demand for medical services in America than can possibly be paid for. The tab is already 16% of GDP. Half of the 16% – more than a day every two weeks – goes to pay for each person’s terminal illness, the last few months of life.
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