New Grant Will Continue Spread of Choosing Wisely
The ABIM Foundation has received a third round of funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to continue efforts to promote the implementation of Choosing Wisely.
ABIM Foundation, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Announce Partnership
The ABIM Foundation is teaming up with the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions to expand Choosing Wisely throughout its network of business coalitions, representing more than 12,000 purchasers and 45 million Americans.
AAGL Releases List of Five Commonly Used Tests and Treatments to Question
AAGL released a list of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in Gynecologic Services as part of Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation.
Choosing Wisely: A Special Report On The First Five Years
The ABIM Foundation released Choosing Wisely: A Special Report On The First Five Years to outline the many ways
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely® Announce Partnership
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) announced its partnership with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation to develop and implement effective approaches to engage patients and families in decisions about health services addressed in Choosing Wisely programs.
The American Society for Clinical Pathology Expands List of Commonly Used Tests Physicians and Patients Should Question
Expanded Recommendations Part of Choosing Wisely Campaign Chicago/Oct. 18, 2017—ASCP released a new list of recommendations for laboratory tests that are commonly ordered but not always appropriate in pathology and laboratory medicine as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation. The new list of five targeted, evidence-based recommendations expands ASCP’s… Read more »
American Chiropractic Association Releases Choosing Wisely List of Tests, Procedures to Question
Arlington, VA – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) today released a list of five tests and procedures commonly ordered but not always necessary in chiropractic care. The list is part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation and Consumer Reports®, which encourages conversations between patients and their clinicians about what care… Read more »
ASHP Contributes Medication-Use Recommendations to Choosing Wisely Campaign
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists released five recommendations to facilitate optimal medication use for patients in acute and ambulatory care settings as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign.
As Part Of Choosing Wisely Campaign American Urological Association Identifies Third List Of Commonly Used Tests And Treatments To Question
The American Urological Association (AUA) released a new list of recommendations regarding specific tests or treatments that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in urology, or urologic management that could be improved.
American Society of Hematology to Recognize Choosing Wisely Champions at 58th Annual Meeting
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will recognize three Choosing Wisely Champions at its 58th annual meeting December 3-6 in San Diego.
AUA Announces “Choosing Wisely Champions”
The American Urological Association today recognized Dr. Danil Makarov as well as the team of Drs. Mitchell Humphreys, Peter Black and Ithaar Derweesh as “Choosing Wisely Champions.”
ASCP Presents 2016 Patients’ Advocate Award to ABIM Foundation for Leadership in Choosing Wisely Campaign
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) presented its 2016 ASCP Patients’ Advocate Award to the ABIM Foundation for its leadership in advancing a national dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures through its Choosing Wisely® campaign.
The American Society for Clinical Pathology Expands List of Commonly Used Tests and Treatments Physicians and Patients Should Question
The new list of five targeted, evidence-based recommendations expands ASCP’s existing list to 15 recommendations and is designed to support conversations between patients and physicians about what care is really necessary.
ADA Becomes First Dental Organization to Join the Choosing Wisely Campaign
The American Dental Association announced today that it has become the first dental organization to join the Choosing Wisely campaign.
The Society of Surgical Oncology Encourages Doctors, Patients to Question Specific Commonly-used Tests and Treatments as part of Choosing Wisely Campaign
The Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) released a list of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in surgical oncology.