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...plan, if implemented, would limit awards in malpractice cases according to the severity and type of the alleged patient injury...
Lynne Cheney: Be patient. We’ll find...
Group appointments allow doctors to see more patients a day--and, in many cases, make more money--and advocates argue that these physicians also provide superior care. A Kaiser study by pioneer John Scott, who introduced groups to Colorado in 1991, randomly allocated elderly patients to group or individual care and found that after two years, those who attended the groups regularly had 18% fewer emergency-room visits and a 12% decrease in hospital admissions, were more likely to get flu and pneumonia shots, and cost Kaiser about $50 a patient less each month...
Groups come in many shapes and sizes. Most appointments last 90 minutes to 2 1/2 hours and involve half a dozen to 25 participants. Patients are urged to maintain confidentiality; many doctors require privacy waivers. Physical examinations may be conducted in the presence of the entire group or in private exam rooms before group discussions. Of course, shared visits are not appropriate for every patient. They don't work very well with the acutely ill, the demented or the hearing impaired. Nor are they well suited to one-time consultations...
...TREPANNING. Maturin's on-deck medical tour de force--taking the top off a patient's skull to release pressure and inserting a silver coin under the wound--is well depicted...