CHANGING AWARENESS, DRIVING ACTION

ENGAGING CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS

CHOOSING WISELY CAMPAIGNS WORLDWIDE

MOBILE ENGAGEMENT

Launched in 2012 by the ABIM Foundation and Consumer Reports, Choosing Wisely is a leading effort to encourage conversations aimed at reducing unnecessary tests and treatments in health care. Here are some ways the campaign is helping influence these conversations:

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* Support for this program was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

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A 2014 analysis of data for 44 low-value health services in the Virginia All Payer Claims Database revealed more than $586 million in unnecessary costs. Among low-value services, those that were low and very low cost ($538 or less per service) were delivered far more frequently and cost nearly twice as much as than services that were high and very high cost ($539 or more).

Low-Cost, High-Volume Health Services Contribute The Most To Unnecessary Health SpendingJohn N. Mafi, Kyle Russell, Beth A. Bortz, Marcos Dachary, William A. Hazel Jr., and A. Mark Fendrick

HEALTH AFFAIRS

As a result of the Choosing Wisely campaign: • Most respondents (64.5%) felt more comfortable discussing low-value services with patients; • 54.5% reported reducing utilization; and • 52.5% were aware of local efforts to promote the campaign. • A majority (62.9%) of respondents were able to identify at least 4 out of 5 recommendations.

Emergency Physician Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior regarding ACEP’s Choosing Wisely Recommendations: A Survey StudyMichelle P. Lin, Thomas Nguyen, Marc A. Probst, Lynne D. Richardson, Jeremiah D. Schuur

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE

The effectiveness of different types of interventions to reduce low-value care has been insufficiently summarized to allow for translation to practice. This article systematically reviews the literature on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce low-value care and the quality of those studies. It finds that multicomponent interventions addressing both patient and clinician roles in overuse have the greatest potential to reduce low-value care.

Interventions Aimed at Reducing Use of Low-Value Health Services: A Systematic ReviewCarrie H. Colla, PhD; Alexander J. Mainor, Courtney Hargreaves,

MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW

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INCREASING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OVERUSE

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