Measuring the effect of Choosing Wisely: An integrated framework to assess campaign impact on low-value care

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 523-531

  Bhatia, R Sacha ^a,b   Levinson, Wendy ^a   Shortt, Samuel ^c   Pendrith, Ciara ^b   Fric Shamji, Elana ^b   Kallewaard, Marjon ^d   Peul, Wilco ^e   Veillard, Jeremy ^f   Elshaug, Adam ^g   Forde, Ian ^h   Kerr, Eve A ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Rowan Health Policy Consulting   (Canada)

^d Dutch Association of Medical Specialists   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

^g University of Sydney   (Australia)

^h OECD   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; LOW RISK PATIENT; LOW VALUE CARE; MEDICARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL OVERUSE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938486673     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004070     Document Type: Review

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