Measuring the frequency and variation of unnecessary care across Canada

Measuring the frequency and variation of unnecessary care across Canada

Abstract Background Through the Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) campaign, national medical specialty societies have released hundreds of recommendations against health care services that are unnecessary, i.e. present little to no benefit or cause avoidable harm. Despite growing interest in unnecessary...

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Main Authors: Zachary Bouck, Ciara Pendrith, Xi-Kuan Chen, Jennifer Frood, Ben Reason, Tanya Khan, Alicia Costante, Kyle Kirkham, Karen Born, Wendy Levinson, R. Sacha Bhatia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Choosing wisely
Low-value
Lower back pain
Preoperative testing
Mammography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4277-9

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