Frequency and costs of low-value preoperative tests for patients undergoing low-risk procedures in the veterans health administration

Frequency and costs of low-value preoperative tests for patients undergoing low-risk procedures in the veterans health administration

Abstract Background Clinical practice guidelines discourage routine preoperative screening tests for patients undergoing low-risk procedures. This study sought to determine the frequency and costs of potentially low-value preoperative screening tests in Veterans Health Administration (VA) patients u...

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Main Authors: Alex H. S. Harris, Thomas Bowe, Robin N. Kamal, Erika D. Sears, Mary Hawn, Dan Eisenberg, Andrea K. Finlay, Hildi J. Hagedorn, Seshadri Mudumbai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
Subjects:
Preoperative testing
Surgical care
Value
Efficiency
Implementation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-022-00265-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-022-00265-0

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