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Choosing Wisely: Harmonizing Clinical Guidelines to Improve Patient Care
When the original nine specialty societies were in the process of developing their recommendations as part of the Choosing Wisely® campaign, they asked ABIM Foundation staff how we would harmonize any that conflicted or appeared contradictory. Understanding the importance of each society’s contribution and respecting that they were the expert in their area, our response [...]
You Say Consumer, I Say Patient: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
There has been a long debate among health care policy wonks, thought leaders, patient and consumer advocates, and the public about the use of the word “consumer” versus “patient.” Similar debates have ensued about the use of “provider” when referring to physicians, hospitals and other clinicians. I recently heard an interesting exchange between a physician [...]
Will We Be Bold Enough?
The 150 individuals assembling at the 2011 ABIM Foundation Forum: Choosing Wisely: The Responsibility of Physicians, Patients and the Health Care Community in Building a Sustainable System are sure to have lots of excellent ideas about how to design a system that is affordable, without overuse, misuse and underuse.
Changes That Face the Nation and Madison
Two previous posts reflected on the meeting that convened in Madison, Wisconsin. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the current costs of health care and provide recommendations for building an economically sustainable system. I wrote about the “divided self” – the inner conflict between personal beliefs and actions – and competition as a [...]
The Dark Side of Competition
The participants at the Madison meeting told us that the biggest barrier to collaboration was competition. One is hard-pressed to find a community where competition doesn’t rule the day. For the last 30 years, competition has been part of this country’s health care policy strategy to reduce costs and enhance quality. The theory is that [...]
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