Clinician-Level Variation in Three Measures Representing Overuse Based on the American Geriatrics Society Choosing Wisely Statement.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The extent of clinician-level variation in the overuse of testing or treatment in older adults is not well understood.

Objective

To examine clinician-level variation for three new measures of potentially inappropriate use of medical services in older adults.

Design

Retrospective analysis of overall means and clinician-level variation in performance on three new measures.

Subjects

Adults aged 65 years and older who had office visits with outpatient primary or immediate care clinicians within a single academic medical center health system between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017.

Measures

Two electronic clinical quality measures representing potentially inappropriate use of medical services in older adults: prostate-specific antigen testing again

SUBMITTER: Rowe TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7280408 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature