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Can heart-rhythm doctors practice parsimoniously?

Two studies published today really gave my thinking brain a workout. The first study: The prestigious medical group, the American College of Physicians (ACP) provocatively decreed, in its recent ethical guidelines, that doctors have a responsibility to use parsimony in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. As reported today on the NPR health blog, Shots, […]