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. 1982 Aug;137(2):145–161.

The Costs and Risks of Medical Care

An Annotated Bibliography for Clinicians and Educators

Stephen J McPhee 1, Lois P Myers 1, Steven A Schroeder 1
PMCID: PMC1274050  PMID: 6814071

Abstract

Understanding the costs and risks of medical care, as well as the benefits, is essential to good medical practice. The literature on this topic transcends disciplines, making it a challenge for clinicians and medical educators to compile information on costs and risks for use in patient care. This annotated bibliography presents summaries of pertinent references on (1) financial costs of care, (2) excessive use of medical services, (3) clinical risks of care, (4) decision analysis, (5) cost-benefit analyses, (6) factors affecting physician use of services and (7) strategies to improve physician ordering patterns.

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