Background The use of low-value care (LVC) is a persistent problem that calls for
knowledge about strategies for de-implementation. However, studies are dispersed across …

Routine daily laboratory testing of hospitalized patients reflects a wasteful clinical practice
that threatens the value of health care. Choosing Wisely initiatives from numerous …

Since the launch of Choosing Wisely in the United States, 1 efforts to raise awareness about
avoiding low-value care have spread internationally, 2 prompting numerous commentaries …

Background A considerable proportion of interventions provided to patients lack evidence of
their effectiveness. This implies that patients may receive ineffective, unnecessary or even …

Objective To assess barriers and facilitators to de-implementation. Design A qualitative
evidence synthesis with a framework analysis. Data sources Medline, Embase, Cochrane …

Background To reduce overutilization of laboratory testing many interventions have been
tried, but selecting the most effective intervention for a given setting is challenging. To be …

Background: Around the world, policies and interventions are used to encourage clinicians
to reduce low-value care. In order to facilitate this, we need a better understanding of the …

Objective To characterise the extent of unnecessary care in general surgery inpatients using
a triple bottom line approach. Design Patients with uncomplicated acute surgical conditions …

Background Inappropriate testing contributes to soaring healthcare costs within the United
States, and teaching hospitals are vulnerable to providing care largely for academic …

Importance While most viral respiratory tract infections can be diagnosed clinically, clinicians
frequently order tests to identify the specific offending virus. While there has been …