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Choosing Wisely - The Politics and Economics of Labeling Low-Value Services.
N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 22;
Authors: Morden NE, Colla CH, Sequist TD, Rosenthal MB
Abstract
With its Choosing Wisely campaign, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation boldly invited professional societies to own their role as "stewards of finite health care resources."(1) Beginning in 2009, the National Physicians Alliance, funded by the ABIM Foundation, guided volunteers from three primary care specialties through the development of "Top Five" lists - specialty-specific enumerations of five achievable practice changes to improve patient health through better treatment choices, reduced risks and, where possible, reduced costs.(2) In April 2012, the effort was expanded and launched as the Choosing Wisely campaign, with lists from nine specialty societies and a patient-education . . .
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