Choosing Wisely in Adult Hospital Medicine: Co-creation of New Recommendations for Improved Healthcare Value by Clinicians and Patient Advocates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation's Choosing Wisely campaign has resulted in a vast number of recommendations to reduce low-value care. Implementation of these recommendations, in conjunction with patient input, remains challenging.

Objective

To create updated Society of Hospital Medicine Adult Hospitalist Choosing Wisely recommendations that incorporate patient input from inception.

Design and participants

This was a multi-phase study conducted by the Society of Hospital Medicine's High Value Care Committee from July 2017 to January 2020 involving clinicians and patient advocates.

Approach

Phase 1 involved gathering low-value care recommendations from patients and clinicians across the USA. Recommendations were reviewed by the commi

SUBMITTER: Cho HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9360369 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature