News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Survey Finds Doctors Fail To Order Key Drugs |
| Title: | US: Survey Finds Doctors Fail To Order Key Drugs |
| Published On: | 1998-07-09 |
| Source: | Orange County Register (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 06:32:36 |
SURVEY FINDS DOCTORS FAIL TO ORDER KEY DRUGS
A survey of doctors in the nation's largest managed care company showed
many routinely fail to give patients drugs and tests proven to work against
conditions ranging from heart disease to diabetes.
The survey conducted by United HealthCare looked at computerized patient
records of 1,600 cardiologists and internists in Colorado, North Carolina,
Ohio and Texas.
The Minnetonka, Minn.-based health-care giant found that many cardiologists
failed to prescribe widely recommended drugs such as beta blockers for
heart attack survivors and ACE inhibitors for chronic heart-failure
patients. Current medical literature says the drugs are essential in most
cases.
A survey of doctors in the nation's largest managed care company showed
many routinely fail to give patients drugs and tests proven to work against
conditions ranging from heart disease to diabetes.
The survey conducted by United HealthCare looked at computerized patient
records of 1,600 cardiologists and internists in Colorado, North Carolina,
Ohio and Texas.
The Minnetonka, Minn.-based health-care giant found that many cardiologists
failed to prescribe widely recommended drugs such as beta blockers for
heart attack survivors and ACE inhibitors for chronic heart-failure
patients. Current medical literature says the drugs are essential in most
cases.
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