{"id":5898,"date":"2017-03-02T22:24:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T03:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/practiceareas\/unnecessary-procedures\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:18:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:18:55","slug":"niepotrzebne-procedury","status":"publish","type":"practiceareas","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/teren-do-cwiczen-2\/niepotrzebne-procedury\/","title":{"rendered":"Unnecessary Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Procedury wykonywane dla korzy\u015bci finansowych, a nie dla dobra pacjenta<\/h2>\n

As patients, we rely on medical professionals to make accurate diagnoses, properly perform routine and complex procedures and recommend the diagnostic tests and treatment that we actually need. Unfortunately, some doctors and medical facilities may recommend and perform unnecessary procedures in an attempt to increase income, rather than act in a patient’s best interests.<\/p>\n

Na przyk\u0142ad we\u017a artyku\u0142<\/a> opublikowane w New York Times<\/em> in August of 2012, regarding claims, investigations and reviews of unnecessary cardiac procedures being performed at hospitals owned by Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the largest hospital chain in the U.S. The article mentioned certain facilities in Florida that were under scrutiny for cardiac procedures that may have posed an unnecessary expense and risk to patients who did not require them. Cardiac stents and catheters were specifically mentioned. Both of these are invasive, expensive medical procedures. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami, Florida requested information from 10 of HCA’s hospitals, many of which are in Florida. In all, HCA owns 163 hospitals and 110 independent surgical centers in the U.S. and England, making the Nashville-based corporation the largest hospital chain in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Straty finansowe i zagro\u017cenia dla zdrowia: niepotrzebne testy i procedury<\/h3>\n

Raport Narodowej Akademii Nauk z 2005 roku ujawni\u0142 szokuj\u0105ce marnotrawstwo 30% wydatk\u00f3w na opiek\u0119 zdrowotn\u0105 w USA. Nowsze badania przynios\u0142y podobne wyniki. Oznacza to, \u017ce ka\u017cdego roku mo\u017cna zmarnowa\u0107 od $600 do $700 miliard\u00f3w dolar\u00f3w.<\/p>\n

In addition to costing patients, insurance companies and Medicare thousands upon thousands of dollars, unnecessary tests and procedures may place patients’ lives at risk. Some procedures may be dangerous, and if they are not actually needed, their risks certainly outweigh their benefits. Doctors should consider the patient’s well-being, not their own income, as a first priority. Patients should be told about all the risks and benefits associated with any test or procedure in order to make informed choices.<\/p>\n

In April of 2012, a coalition of doctors and consumer groups unveiled the “Choosing Wisely” campaign, which aims to help doctors and patients make better decisions about what tests and procedures are actually necessary. The campaign addresses 45 different tests and procedures that may be overused, some of which include:<\/p>\n