An Evidence Review of Low-Value Care Recommendations: Inconsistency and Lack of Economic Evidence Considered.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-value care, typically defined as health services that provide little or no benefit, has potential to cause harm, incur unnecessary costs, and waste limited resources. Although evidence-based guidelines identifying low-value care have increased, the guidelines differ in the type of evidence they cite to support recommendations against its routine use.

Objective

We examined the evidentiary rationale underlying recommendations against low-value interventions.

Design

We identified 1167 "low-value care" recommendations across five US organizations: the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the "Choosing Wisely" Initiative, American College of Physicians (ACP), American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), and American Society of

SUBMITTER: Kim DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8606489 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature