Measuring Hospital-Acquired Complications Associated With Low-Value Care
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "JAMA Internal Medicine"
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.7464
Abstract: Importance Studies of low-value care have focused on the prevalence of low-value care interventions but have rarely quantified downstream consequences of these interventions for patients or the health care system. Objective To measure immediate in-hospital… read more here.
Keywords: low value; value care; hospital; associated low ... See more keywords
Low-Value Care at the Actionable Level of Individual Health Systems.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "JAMA internal medicine"
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.5531
Abstract: Importance Low-value health care remains prevalent in the US despite decades of work to measure and reduce such care. Efforts have been only modestly effective in part because the measurement of low-value care has largely… read more here.
Keywords: low value; health systems; value care; value ... See more keywords
Use and Cost of Low-Value Health Services Delivered or Paid for by the Veterans Health Administration.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "JAMA internal medicine"
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.2482
Abstract: Importance Within the Veterans Health Administration (VA), the use and cost of low-value services delivered by VA facilities or increasingly by VA Community Care (VACC) programs have not been comprehensively quantified. Objective To quantify veterans'… read more here.
Keywords: health; cost; service; low value ... See more keywords
Patient Attitudes Toward Individualized Recommendations to Stop Low-Value Colorectal Cancer Screening
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "JAMA Network Open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.5461
Abstract: This survey study assesses patient attitudes and preferences about cessation of low-value colorectal cancer screening and their overall comfort using age, life expectancy calculators, and colorectal cancer risk calculators in helping make individualized screening decisions. read more here.
Keywords: low value; patient attitudes; cancer screening; colorectal cancer ... See more keywords
Trends in Low-Value Carotid Imaging in the Veterans Health Administration From 2007 to 2016
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "JAMA Network Open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15250
Abstract: Key Points Question How has utilization of low-value carotid imaging for carotid bruits, preoperative evaluation, and syncope changed in the Veterans Health Administration system from 2007 to 2016? Findings In this serial cross-sectional study of… read more here.
Keywords: low value; carotid imaging; value carotid; carotid ... See more keywords
Factors Associated With Low-Value Cancer Screenings in the Veterans Health Administration.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "JAMA network open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30581
Abstract: Importance Most clinical practice guidelines recommend stopping cancer screenings when risks exceed benefits, yet low-value screenings persist. The Veterans Health Administration focuses on improving the value and quality of care, using a patient-centered medical home… read more here.
Keywords: low value; cancer screening; veterans health; cancer screenings ... See more keywords
Development of a Metric to Detect and Decrease Low-Value Prescribing in Older Adults
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "JAMA Network Open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48599
Abstract: This qualitative study describes the process of building EVOLV-Rx (Evaluating Opportunities to Decrease Low-Value Prescribing) with a panel of clinicians, deprescribing experts, health care leaders, and other stakeholders. read more here.
Keywords: development metric; decrease low; value prescribing; low value ... See more keywords
Considering Value in Prescribing and Deprescribing for Older Adults.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "JAMA network open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48606
Abstract: Physicians know how easy it is to start a medication for a chronic condition in older adults. Often, these medications have marginal benefits and substantial potential harms and can be difficult to stop once started.… read more here.
Keywords: older adults; risk; low value; value ... See more keywords
Assessment of Care Cascades Following Low-Value Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Among Veterans Dually Enrolled in the US Veterans Health Administration and Medicare Systems
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "JAMA Network Open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47180
Abstract: Key Points Question What is the frequency, cost, and source of low-value prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and subsequent care cascades among veterans dually enrolled in the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Medicare systems? Findings… read more here.
Keywords: dually enrolled; low value; care cascades; value ... See more keywords
Low-Value Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Older Males
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "JAMA Network Open"
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.7504
Abstract: This survey study examines the pattern of and factors associated with prostate cancer screening in US males aged 70 years or older. read more here.
Keywords: screening older; prostate specific; specific antigen; value prostate ... See more keywords
Variations in Persistent Use of Low-Value Breast Cancer Surgery.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "JAMA surgery"
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.6942
Abstract: Importance Through the Choosing Wisely campaign, surgical specialties identified 4 low-value breast cancer operations. Preliminary data suggest varying rates of deimplementation and have identified patient-level and clinician-level determinants of continued overuse. However, little information exists… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; value breast; low value; breast cancer ... See more keywords