Measures Used to Assess the Impact of Interventions to Reduce Low-Value Care: a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Studies of interventions to reduce low-value care are increasingly common. However, little is known about how the effects of such interventions are measured.

Objective

To characterize measures used to assess interventions to reduce low-value care.

Evidence review

We searched PubMed and Web of Science to identify studies published between 2010 and 2016 that examined the effects of interventions to reduce low-value care. We also searched ClinicalTrials.gov to identify ongoing studies. We extracted data on characteristics of studies, interventions, and measures. We then developed a framework to classify measures into the following categories: utilization (e.g., number of tests ordered), outcome (e.g., mortality), appropriateness (e.g., overuse of antibiotics),

SUBMITTER: Maratt JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6712188 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature