title: Invited commentary.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D039702:Current Procedural Terminology; D017048:Health Care Costs; D005102:Health Expenditures; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D009819:Office Visits / Q000191:economics; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D013997:Time Factors; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D016526:Workload / Q000191:economics