Just read this article which was published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)... it's pretty sad that hospitals actually make more $$ if someone develops a post-surgical complication. Like $35,000 more per patient. Also, not earth shattering news if you follow your statistics closely but the paper points out that if Medical Care were a disease it would be the leading cause of death in the USA.
Article can be read at: http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/study-hospitals-profit-handsomely-surgical-errors
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