San Diego—As health care costs continue to increase unabated in the United States, administrators and policymakers are undoubtedly feeling economic pressure, but they have no clear clinical perspective on this issue. Conversely, physicians, whose primary concern is the patient’s welfare, may not have developed the skills required for cost management.
If there is an obligation to bridge this gap and to bring about change, said Kristan Staudenmayer, MD, it is on