Malpractice Suits Driving Defensive Medical Practice
A Long Beach physician and USC professor describes defensive medicine as doctors overreacting to malpractice risk. The move toward superpractice raises costs with more hospitalizations and longer post op observation, impacting public medical bills.
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Wider Aid to Health Forecast Wider Aid to Health Forecast
A California health expert predicts Congress will push national health insurance amid plans for a Family Health Care program for low income groups and catastrophic coverage. Paul Ward, ex–Medi-Cal head, spoke to 160 at Long Beach Community Planning Council, urging broader use of existing services, per capita contracts, and prevention of costly illnesses. He noted 40 percent of health care is funded by public dollars and urged intensified legislative efforts for fuller utilization and prepaid, comprehensive coverage. March meeting planned with legislators. discussion includes Sacramento bills.
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Interns Off Joh in 8.F. Dispute at San Francisco General Hospital
In San Francisco a dispute over working conditions kept many interns off the job at San Francisco General Hospital. Administrator C Charles Mondereo said one third to one half of the morning shift did not report. Interns Association spokesmen Drs Allin Krohn and Tussell Buss cited 55 of 63 interns complaining of hospital conditions patient care and heavy workloads.
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