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Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD, has been named a 2018 Choosing Wisely Champion by AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

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.

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 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.

The ABIM Foundation released Choosing Wisely: A Special Report On The First Five Years to outline the many ways is inspiring conversations, projects and collaborations to reduce overuse in health care.

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.

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 »

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 »

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.

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.

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) will recognize three Choosing Wisely Champions at its 58th annual meeting December 3-6 in San Diego.

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.”

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 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.

The American Dental Association announced today that it has become the first dental organization to join the Choosing Wisely campaign.