Perhaps if a medical auditor was introduced into the health system, there might just be a radical reduction in costs to patients / health insurance /Worksafe / gov’t etc.
I have under gone a number of serious medical procedures and at each I am flabbergasted at the cost.I was even told that in some cases
Intensive care can cost up to $100,000.00 per day!!!
As an employer I recently had an employee who accidently cut his forefinger which required 5 stitches, the cost was an unbelievable $5435.00 including an overnight hospital stay in a well known Melb private hospital and 2 weeks off work.
Coincidently a month later another employee had an identical mishap at home on a fore finger which also required 5 stitches.
He attended his local doctor and all up the cost was $30.00 and no lost time off work.
When I did complain of the $5435..00 cost , it was apparent they did not consider it was necessary to justify their costs and I was in no position to make judgement as I am not medically trained, however if costs were randomly scrutinised I’m sure the impact would be huge in more ways than one

Jack R