Once Routine, Autopsies Now Scarce At U.S. Hospitals

Hospitals have financial incentives to avoid autopsies. And a decline in the number of postmortem examinations performed means lost opportunities for improving medical care and distortions in health care statistics. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/15/143775369/once-routine-autopsies-now-scarce-at-u-s-hospitals?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Dec 15 2011, 09:48 AM by Shots - Health Blog