Study: Low-value Testing Increases Downstream Utilization of Resources and May Cost Healthcare Billions
10 Jun, 2020 | 04:39h | UTCRelated Commentary: Are All Those Routine Tests Really Needed? – Physician’s Weekly
Original Study: Association of Low-Value Testing With Subsequent Health Care Use and Clinical Outcomes Among Low-risk Primary Care Outpatients Undergoing an Annual Health Examination – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New study in @JAMAInternalMed by @zach_bouck, @sacha_bhatia & colleagues suggests potentially unnecessary tests around annual health exam are associated with downstream specialist visits, diagnostic tests, and procedures https://t.co/gZqc7oizP7 pic.twitter.com/fKPwki5cp8
— ChoosingWiselyCanada (@ChooseWiselyCA) June 9, 2020