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New @JAMAInternalMed w/ @DKorenstein: #ChoosingWisely has had huge reach in shaping conversations - and efforts to reduce - #lowvaluecare. We unpacked the types and expected impact of U.S. #ChoosingWisely recommendations, w/ some surprising finds. š§µ1/ jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaiā¦
In 2012, @ABIMFoundation @ConsumerReports launched #ChoosingWisely - asking professional societies to list low-value services to avoid. CW intentionally let docs set their own priorities to leverage their professional values, but some worried about unintended consequences. 2/
In our qualitative analysis of all 626 U.S. physician recs, most recs identified low-value imaging and lab studies in patients w/ chronic conditions or w/ risk factors alone. Few tackled (for example) visits/hospitalizations or services at end-of-life (missed opportunities?) 3/ 
