David Sackett passed away recently. We don’t usually do obituaries here, but this one seems appropriate. This is Healthcare Triage News. This was adapted from
Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a withering report on how Medicare sets the fee schedule for paying physicians. The American Medical Association/Specialty Society
I recommend Lisa Rosenbaum’s three-part NEJM series on financial conflicts of interest (links: part 1, part 2, and part 3). Though it is thought provoking throughout, this single sentence