Among developed nations, the U.S. falls near the bottom of the rankings in terms of health care efficiency.
“We spend more money, but don’t necessarily see better results,” said Kim Radcliffe, Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations at One Call. “Excessive care and unnecessary diagnostic testing drives up utilization costs without producing real benefit to patients.”
Evidence-based medicine can help flag unnecessary care, delivering better clinical outcomes at a lower cost. For workers’ compensation payers, achieving efficiency is vital to keeping claims costs in check…
