Non-clinical Prevention Opportunities and Waste in the U.S. Healthcare System

The National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) estimated in 2010 that wasteful healthcare spending cumulatively totaled approximately $765 billion per year, or nearly one third of all healthcare spending. 1 Yong PL Saunders RS Olsen LA The Healthcare Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes: Workshop Series Summary. National Academies Press, Washington, DC2010 Google Scholar Adjusting to 2016 healthcare...