Surgery can be risky by its very nature, and the possibility of error or negligence makes it even more so. Hospitals are trying to make it safer for patients to go under the knife. Daniel Jones, professor of surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.
Physician referral rates in the United States doubled between 1999 and 2009, a new study finds, an increase that likely contributes to the rising costs of health care.
