New analysis shows use and predictors of low-value care in health systems – “Patients at health systems with smaller shares of primary care physicians and without teaching hospitals were more likely to receive low-value services”.
28 Sep, 2021 | 09:08h | UTCNews release: New analysis shows use and predictors of low-value care in health systems nationwide – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Original study: Low-Value Care at the Actionable Level of Individual Health Systems – JAMA Internal Medicine
Author interview: Low-Value Care at the Actionable Level of Individual Health Systems
Commentary on Twitter
New study measures and reports use of 41 low-value care services + composite measure for 556 health systems across US. More low-value care in systems w ↓ PCPs, w/o major teaching hospital, HQ'ed in South+West, in areas w ↑ healthcare spending https://t.co/0qdkflxwWF
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 27, 2021