Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.TitleThe role of medical necessity and cost-effectiveness in making medical decisions.AuthorsGlassman, Peter A.; Model, Karyn E.AbstractExplains the role of medical necessity and cost-effectiveness in making medical decisions. Use of asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm as example; Criteria of medical necessity; Tradeoff between sensitivity and specificity; Policy implications.SubjectsMEDICINE; COST effectiveness; DECISION makingPublicationAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1997, Vol 126, Issue 2, p152ISSN0003-4819Publication typeArticleDOI10.7326/0003-4819-126-2-199701150-00011