Surgery can be necessary and life saving, but it’s also expensive and carries risk. Surgeon Paul Ruggieri provides an insider’s perspective on the economic influence of busy operating rooms, and what patients and policymakers can do to improve the quality of care and reduce costs. His latest book is entitled The Cost of Cutting: A Surgeon Reveals the Truth Behind a Multi billion-Dollar Industry.
Do I Really Need Surgery?
Fred R. Conrad, New York Times
