 Allison Van Dusen says: All of the big hospitals these days offer executive physicals -- comprehensive medical exams geared toward keeping companies' C-suiters in tip top shape. But ,in an article in The New England Journal of Medicine this week, Dr. Brian Rank with HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics of Minnesota argues that they're bad for health care. As the Chicago Tribune's Judith Graham highlights in her blog (the article itself is not open to the public online), Rank points out that more, costlier exams are not necessarily better for people. Given how many Americans are uninsured or struggling to afford basic health-care expenses, these extravagant physicals are also a waste of resources that could be spent on much-needed preventive services. I wonder how far this argument will go with top executives, though, who can opt for one of these physicals annually, usually at no cost to them? Isnt it natural for us to believe we are healthy and not suffering from any disease ? I had a similar thought process until my physician asked me to get a heart scan done after he found that my basic cardiograms were not perfect. I discovered that there were calcium deposits in my coronary arteries and I was at a serious risk of a heart attack. I was shocked and went ahead with the Cardiologist's suggestion of an advanced iagnostic scan. Though its always tough to undergo such experiences,I was not at any kind of discomfort at the Elitehealth.com advanced heart scan facility. I am not an expert in medical appliance and machines but could feel that the equipment was world-class and I was in s... |
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