Word: moneyitis
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...statistical case for doing the surgery much more frequently has been made of late in various research papers. It may be on account of this research or maybe on account of other, less scientific factors, (read: lots more money for doctor, hospital and surgical parts company) but one way or another American orthopedists have gone from hardly every operating on these common wrist fractures to almost always operating on them. Somewhat better outcomes have been reported in large studies of many broken wrists treated surgically, but there are so many different surgical techniques and the level of skill (and effort...
...case no one can ever knows how a given treatment will work, or how a different one would have. People must put their practical trust in something: progress or "science," friends, institutions, the government, sometimes maybe even their doctor. Today there seem to be many who just trust the money - that the more expensive must be the better choice. Faith in the marketplace, when ultimately commercial factors define good medicine, is a reality of modern medicine - a reality that can cheat patients out of the best treatment...
Copeland, who heads the endocrinology division at Partners Healthcare-affiliate North Shore Medical Center, says he isn’t in it for the money...
Former Democratic Representative Dan Glickman, who left Congress in 1995 and went on to lead the Motion Picture Association of America, pointed to the growing pressure of fundraising as a prime factor. Not only must politicians spend more time raising money, but also the need to raise money often distorts the incentives for bipartisanship. "There are not a lot of incentives in the system to solve problems," says Glickman, who noted that segmentation of the media plays a role. "Solving problems is seen as being a kind of weakness, because it means that you have compromised...
...same time, problems left unsolved can be fundraising boons, since wealthy interests are forced to keep working the Hill if issues are left unresolved, pouring more and more money into campaign coffers. "In many cases, the incentives are to keep problems lingering, because if you keep problems lingering, there is the opportunity to do more fundraising," says Glickman...