SAR HP 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Smoking Cessation, Utilization Management, Choosing Wisely

• School: Boston University
• Department: Health Physiology
• Course: SAR HP 353
• Professor: Pesanelli

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2. 3 trillion dollars a years to health care in the us. More money into the health care system we do not have better outcomes, no longer life expectancy. However, we have the resources so we can start to think about cost. Increasing transparency of what the actual health care prices are will help cost control if we do not know, there is no pressure to lower health care costs. Factors related to the health care system. Lack of transparency: lack of knowing what something really costs. The wages of the providers play a role in the high cost of the delivery of care. One of the highest paid group is anesthesiologist which are no longer employees of hospitals, but of groups. They are paid per-diem rate to go to hospitals. You (the hospital) are signing up with a company that is giving per diem work.