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Specialization in health care means more cost to the system

by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA | June 16th, 2009 | 1 response

It’s the unfortunate reality that while increased specialization of labor in health care can result in better care, it most certainly results in more expensive care.  This is going to be an issue until we find a way to pay more for “brain time” or “cognitive medicine.”

From, the NY Times: Let Doctors Bid for Medicare Business

Researchers have observed that having one additional specialist (per 100,000 people) in