Becker's Healthcare February 6, 2025
It may not have caught any healthcare industry leaders by surprise when heart disease and stroke continued to top the list of leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2022. The average $417.9 billion annual price tag for the diseases may not have caused some hospital officials to bat an eye, either. But one Cleveland Clinic expert is imploring executives not to look away.
“Preventive measures are often neglected because they don’t generate revenue, but they are incredibly important,” Leslie Cho, MD, director of Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Cardiovascular Center, told Becker’s. “They benefit society and improve healthcare overall.”
Dr. Cho — who also is chief quality officer of the health system’s Robert and Suzanne Tomsich department of cardiovascular...
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