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- Title
Choosing Wisely: Helping Physicians and Patients Make Smart Decisions About Their Care.
- Authors
Cassel, Christine K.; Guest, James A.
- Abstract
The author discusses the Choosing Wisely campaign launched by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and "Consumer Reports" magazine which aims to help reduce waste in the U.S. health care system and facilitate physician and patient interactions about making wise choices about treatments. A list of the medical societies that have joined the campaign is presented. Each society's development of a list of tests, treatments or services commonly used in its specialty is also described.
- Subjects
UNITED States; AMERICAN Board of Internal Medicine (Organization); CONSUMER Reports (Periodical); PHYSICIAN-patient relations; MEDICAL care; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012, Vol 307, Issue 17, p1801
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2012.476