Edison Healthcare boss calls for more, better medical testing

He epidemic of medical misdiagnoses is a very real problem in the United States and comes with much too high a price for individuals and companies.Tom Emerick, president and cofounder of Edison Healthcare and author of “Cracking Health Costs” and “An Illustrated Guide to Personal Health, discussed the epidemic during the Fort Smith Area Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Breakfast June
We are having a very high rate of misdiagnoses in America, Emerick said.To illustrate the epidemic, Emerick noted that 10 years ago, there was a rash of women being told they needed back surgery when the problem was heart related. Women with heart angina and atypical symptoms often presented with back pain. Many general practitioners referred these patients to an orthopedic surgeon who recommended back surgery because “almost everyone has a back problem that will show up, Emerick said.