U.S. hospitals must find new ways to halt the nation's soaring health care costs, Dr. Delos Cosgrove, president and chief executive of the Cleveland Clinic, said at a July 20 National Press Club luncheon.
One step they should take is to put all doctors on salary, as the Cleveland and Mayo Clinics do, according to Cosgrove.
Most doctors charge patients based on tests and other services they perform.
"Doctors on salary are paid the same no matter the number of tests and other services," Cosgrove said.
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