PR Newswire May 4, 2022
Carrum Health

Survey in Partnership with Carrum Health Uncovers Need for Third-Party Centers of Excellence Programs to Lower Healthcare Expenditures

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Carrum Health, in partnership with Employer Health Innovation Roundtable (EHIR), a coalition of the largest and most progressive employers, today revealed that employers’ desire to drive down healthcare expenditures and improve quality will likely lead to an increase in usage of Centers of Excellence (COE).

Overtreatment – including invasive treatments and unnecessary surgeries – wastes up to $101 billion a year in the U.S., according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Furthermore, because of pent-up demand, surgical volumes are expected to increase 5% compared to pre-pandemic levels into 2023,...

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