Healthcare cost, quality, practices
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This cluster of papers focuses on strategies and initiatives aimed at reducing the overuse of low-value health care services, particularly in the United States. It explores the concept of 'Choosing Wisely' and addresses issues related to health care waste, physician perspectives, de-implementation of unnecessary practices, and the impact on health care costs. The cluster also emphasizes the importance of patient engagement and quality improvement efforts in addressing this issue.
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Choosing Wisely; low-value care; unnecessary testing; overuse of health care; overuse of imaging; unnecessary imaging; unnecessary laboratory testing; overuse of diagnostic tests; laboratory test utilization; unnecessary medical tests and treatments; de-implementation; diagnostic imaging utilization; high-value care; laboratory test ordering; unnecessary medical interventions; unnecessary procedures; health care waste; preoperative blood tests; overuse of diagnostic testing; Choosing Wisely Canada; overuse of medical tests; overuse of laboratory tests; unnecessary care; overuse of medical interventions; inappropriate laboratory testing
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Morton address: 38364436887241608 · morton4x16-v1
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