For a serious medical condition, surgery is often life-saving, but a new report claims that doctors performed tens of thousands of 'unnecessary' procedures in 2020.
For a serious medical condition, surgery is often life-saving, but a new report claims that doctors performed tens of thousands of"unnecessary" procedures in 2020. Consumer Reports has important advice on how to have an open and frank discussion with your doctor to be sure you’re getting the care you really need.
During the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, even when most cities were on lockdown, Medicare was billed for over 100,000In some instances, these might be life-saving procedures. However, in a number of cases, a patient’s condition could also be well managed with a less invasive treatment that was just as effective.
Take the more than 13,000 unnecessary spinal fusions the study classified as unnecessary. While the procedure can be successful, experts say for moderate to mild back pain it's often no more effective than nonsurgical treatments like physical therapy.
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