Patient Education

Circulatory Diseases and Related Costs Could be Cut

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 29th, 1999

Growing medical expenditures for circulatory diseases could be cut dramatically if physicians would do a better job of educating their patients about lifestyle changes and interventions.

"The alteration of lifestyles and medical interventions provide many opportunities to prevent circulatory diseases and to reduce national health expenditures," T.A. Hodgson and colleagues from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted ("Medical Care Expenditures for Selected Circulatory Diseases - Opportunities for Reducing National Health Expenditures," Medical Care, October 1999;37(10):994-1012).

Circulatory system diseases are a significant...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (1999-11-29)

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