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WHO publishes pricing policy guideline to improve affordable access to medicines

30 Sep, 2020 | 09:33h | UTC

News release: WHO publishes pricing policy guideline to improve affordable access to medicines – World Health Organization

Original Guideline: WHO guideline on country pharmaceutical pricing policies – World Health Organization

Commentary on Twitter

The 🆕 guideline covers 🔟 pricing policy approaches, incl.:
✔️ External & internal reference pricing
✔️ Value-based pricing
✔️ Promoting price transparency
✔️ Tendering & negotiation
✔️ Pooled procurement
✔️ Cost-plus pricing
…and more

👉 https://t.co/XYqUYStolJ pic.twitter.com/T7vDMUmfBK

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 29, 2020

Perspective: The incompatibility of patient-centered care with fee-for-service payment

29 Sep, 2020 | 09:57h | UTC

The Incompatibility of Patient-Centered Care With Fee-for-Service Payment – JAMA Internal Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

Deeply moving, beautiful, insightful article. The US health care system MUST change the way we pay. That's the only way we will improve health, give the right care, and restore the centrality of care-giving.https://t.co/5cc59glIMm

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) September 28, 2020

Sophisticated purchasing of pharmaceuticals: Learning from other countries

29 Sep, 2020 | 09:55h | UTC

Sophisticated Purchasing of Pharmaceuticals: Learning From Other Countries – JAMA

Related: Drug Reimbursement Regulation in 6 Peer Countries – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary on Twitter

#Governments can do Cost-effective purchasing of #pharmaceuticals if they do unified purchases and leverage on solid #health technology assessment entities. #Knowledge and #synergy are key!#HTA #healthcare #healthcaresystems #healthcaremanagement https://t.co/16GmUCCqSZ

— Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, MD PhD (@VCSTX) September 28, 2020

Editorial: Two remedies for inappropriate percutaneous coronary intervention—closing the gap between evidence and practice

22 Sep, 2020 | 09:28h | UTC

Editorial: Two Remedies for Inappropriate Percutaneous Coronary Intervention—Closing the Gap Between Evidence and Practice (free for a limited period)

Original Studies: Potential Association of the ISCHEMIA Trial With the Appropriate Use Criteria Ratings for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND US False Claims Act Investigations of Unnecessary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Interview: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) For Stable Coronary Artery Disease – Reducing Inappropriate Use

Not necessary. 5 policy ideas for limiting low-value care in Canada

18 Sep, 2020 | 09:23h | UTC

Not Necessary. Policy Ideas for Limiting Low-Value Care in Canada – Choosing Wisely Canada

Commentary on Twitter

#ChoosingWisely🇨🇦 has released 5 policy ideas to address in the short, medium, and long-term to limit low-value care in Canada during the pandemic and beyond.

Read now: https://t.co/fSTAe2ZvFM

— Choosing Wisely Canada (@ChooseWiselyCA) September 17, 2020

Less is more: Identifying recommendations for stopping or scaling back unnecessary routine services in primary care

15 Sep, 2020 | 08:44h | UTC

Identifying Recommendations for Stopping or Scaling Back Unnecessary Routine Services in Primary Care – JAMA Internal Medicine

Commentaries: A Solution for Guideline Overkill—More Guidelines or Shared Understanding? – JAMA Internal Medicine AND Doctors Get Plenty of Advice on Starting Treatment. This Could Help Them Know When to Stop – University of Michigan

Commentary on Twitter

When should we stop or scale back medical treatments and tests? A new study describes a systematic, transparent, and reproducible approach for identifying valid de-intensification recommendations for primary care to improve care for patients https://t.co/qtSCOAJAz2

— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 14, 2020

Viewpoint: Radiology and value-based health care

14 Sep, 2020 | 00:56h | UTC

Radiology and Value-Based Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Getting ready for the Covid-19 pandemic: Experience of a Brazilian hospital

3 Sep, 2020 | 11:00h | UTC

Getting Ready for the Covid-19 Pandemic: Experience of a Brazilian Hospital – NEJM Catalyst

Choosing Wisely: Five low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine

1 Sep, 2020 | 05:57h | UTC

American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – Choosing Wisely

Commentary: Choosing Wisely: 5 Practices to Avoid in Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine – NEJM Journal Watch

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

Building a better health care system post-Covid-19: Steps for reducing low-value and wasteful care

25 Aug, 2020 | 03:52h | UTC

Building A Better Health Care System Post-Covid-19: Steps for Reducing Low-Value and Wasteful Care – NEJM Catalyst

Choosing Wisely Africa: Ten low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in cancer care

7 Aug, 2020 | 03:06h | UTC

Choosing Wisely Africa: Ten Low-Value or Harmful Practices That Should Be Avoided in Cancer Care – JCO Global Oncology

Study estimates the prevention costs for the next pandemic to be just 2% of Covid-19 economic damage

29 Jul, 2020 | 09:46h | UTC

Ecology and economics for pandemic prevention – Science

Commentaries: Cost of preventing next pandemic ‘equal to just 2% of Covid-19 economic damage’ – The Guardian AND Report: Cost Of Preventing The Next Pandemic Will Be Just 2% Of Covid-19’s Economic Damage [Infographic] – Forbes AND 3 ways to prevent the next pandemic with nature, according to science – Conservation International

Covid-19: an opportunity to reduce unnecessary healthcare

16 Jul, 2020 | 08:29h | UTC

Covid-19: an opportunity to reduce unnecessary healthcare – The BMJ

Commentary: ED volume recoveries are sluggish. That might not be a bad thing – Health Leaders

Related Commentary on Twitter

The tragedy of the pandemic has paradoxically produced an opportunity to tackle the increasingly recognised challenge of “too much medicine," argue @raymoynihan @minnajohansson1 @amaybee @EddyLang1 @SDM_ULAVAL https://t.co/A5T2RSg6B6

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 14, 2020

In a New Hospital Ranking, Doing Good Counts Nearly as Much as Doing Well

8 Jul, 2020 | 00:58h | UTC

In a new hospital ranking, doing good counts nearly as much as doing well – STAT

Lown Institute Hospital Index: Hospitals Serve Individuals AND Communities

Related Commentary on Twitter

Why won't you find elite hospitals like the Mayo Clinic or Mass General at the top of the #LownHospitalsIndex?

Because many hospitals achieving the best patient outcomes aren't doing as much as they could to promote health equity and avoid overuse. https://t.co/MRSGkfya5I

— Lown Institute (@lowninstitute) July 7, 2020

Study: Palliative Care in Terminal Non-cancer Illnesses Linked to Reduction in the Rate of Emergency Department Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Intensive Care Unit Admissions

7 Jul, 2020 | 08:45h | UTC

Association between palliative care and healthcare outcomes among adults with terminal non-cancer illness: population based matched cohort study – The BMJ

Commentary: We need to raise awareness of the benefits of palliative care services for patients with terminal non cancer illness – The BMJ Opinion

Opinion: Covid-19 Pandemic—An Opportunity to Reduce and Eliminate Low-Value Practices in Oncology?

3 Jul, 2020 | 08:26h | UTC

Covid-19 Pandemic—An Opportunity to Reduce and Eliminate Low-Value Practices in Oncology? – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)

Meta-Analysis: Digital Mammography Does Not Improve Outcomes in Population Screening when Compared to Film Mammography

1 Jul, 2020 | 07:37h | UTC

Impact of Full-Field Digital Mammography versus Film-Screen Mammography in Population Screening: a Meta-analysis – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Commentaries: Digital breast cancer detection technology does not improve outcomes – Oxford University Press USA AND How Beneficial Is Digital Mammography? – MedicalResearch.com AND Meta-Analysis: Digital Mammography No Better Than Film – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Opinion: Fee for Service is a Terrible Way to Pay for Health Care. Try a Subscription Model Instead

16 Jun, 2020 | 07:50h | UTC

Fee for service is a terrible way to pay for health care. Try a subscription model instead – STAT

Study: Low-value Testing Increases Downstream Utilization of Resources and May Cost Healthcare Billions

10 Jun, 2020 | 04:39h | UTC

Low-value testing—including imaging—balloons downstream utilization and may cost healthcare billions – Health Imaging

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

— Choosing Wisely Canada (@ChooseWiselyCA) June 9, 2020