“Go Ask Your Doctor…” – Educating Patients and Physicians About Costs of Care
Christopher Moriates, MD is a Clinical Instructor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). During residency training he co-created a cost awareness curriculum for residents at UCSF and is an active member of the American College of Physicians (ACP) High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care Curriculum Development Committee. The New York Times said that I probably should skip my annual physical. The other day, Consumer Reports sent me something in the mail entitled, “Imaging tests for lower-back pain: Why you probably don’t need them.” It...
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Christopher Moriates, MD is a senior resident in Internal Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). He is a co-creator of a cost awareness curriculum for residents at UCSF and is currently working with the American College of Physicians (ACP) on a national “High Value, Cost Conscious Care” curriculum. He will be starting a faculty position with the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF in July 2012. “Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” – Victor Hugo It didn’t take that long during intern year to realize that something was wrong. As...
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