By Myra Gerson Gilfix<\/em><\/p>\n The Choosing Wisely campaign, an initiative by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation in partnership with Consumer Reports (begun in 2012), is an attempt to alert both doctors and patients to problematic and commonly overused medical tests, procedures and treatments.<\/p>\n From their website: By Myra Gerson Gilfix The Choosing Wisely campaign, an initiative by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation in partnership with Consumer Reports (begun in 2012), is an attempt to alert both doctors and patients to problematic and commonly overused…<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\u201cIn 2012 the\u00a0ABIM Foundation\u00a0launched\u00a0Choosing Wisely\u00ae\u00a0with a goal of advancing a national dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures.\u00a0http:\/\/www.abimfoundation.org\/About-Us.aspx
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\n\u201cChoosing Wisely\u00a0centers around conversations between providers and patients informed by the evidence-based recommendations of \u2018Things Providers and Patients Should Question.\u2019\u00a0More than 70\u00a0specialty society partners have released recommendations with the intention of facilitating wise decisions about the most appropriate care based on a patient\u2019s individual situation.
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\n\u201cConsumer Reports is a partner in this effort and works with specialty societies to create patient-friendly materials to educate patients about what care is best for them and the right questions to ask their physicians.\u00a0Through a coalition of consumer groups like (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"