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- Title
Talking to Your Doctor About Tests, Treatments, and Their Costs.
- Authors
Tolmach Sugerman, Deborah; Jin, Jill
- Abstract
The article encourages people to talk to their doctors about the costs of tests and treatments and whether they are necessary to improve health. Information is provided on the Choosing Wisely campaign launched by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation in 2011 which aimed to guide patients and doctors in making choices when faced with medical tests, procedures and treatments. An example of Choosing Wisely recommendation about prescribing antibiotics is presented.
- Subjects
MEDICAL care costs; PHYSICIANS; PATIENTS; AMERICAN Board of Internal Medicine (Organization); ANTIBIOTICS; ANTI-infective agents
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2014, Vol 312, Issue 20, p2178
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2014.3693