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Bookmark or Share- Do you really need that medical test or treatment ... - Choosing WiselyMedical tests and treatments can be helpful when you really need them. For example, there are times when X-rays, antibiotics, or opioid painkillers may be necessary. It’s important to get them when they clearly will help you. But sometimes doctors recommend things that aren’t needed.
- Choosing Wisely: An Initiative of the ABIM FoundationChoosing Wisely was an 11-year campaign launched by the ABIM Foundation, aimed at promoting conversations between clinicians and patients about unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures.
- 5 QUESTIONS to Ask Your Doctor Before You Get Any ... - Choosing WiselyAsk if there are less-expensive tests, treatments or procedures, what your insurance may cover, and about generic drugs instead of brand-name drugs. Use these 5 questions to talk to your doctor about which tests, treatments, and procedures you need — and which you don’t need.
- Microsoft Word - Report_Final.docx - Choosing WiselyDespite conversations, many physicians are likely to order an unnecessary test or procedure when presented with an insistent patient. Given a hypothetical situation in which a patient is insistent about getting an unnecessary test, 53 percent of physicians say they would ultimately order the test.
- CHOOSING WISELYChoosing Wisely campaign is built upon the leadership of its more than 80 medical society partners, many of which have taken steps to educate their members about overused tests and treatments in their specialty, and how they can put the campaign’s ideals in action.
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