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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedHaverkamp MH, Peiris D, Mainor AJ
ACOs with risk-bearing experience are likely taking steps to reduce low-value medical services.
The authors of this study set out to identify accountable care organizations (ACO) characteristics associated with implementation of strategies to reduce overuse of low-value medical services. The study concluded that in the first year of implementation, just one-third of ACOs had taken steps to reduce the use of low-value medical services. Safety-net ACOs and those with little experience as a risk-bearing organization need more time and support from healthcare payers and the Choosing Wisely campaign to prioritize the reduction of overuse.
AHRQ-funded; HS023812; HS024075.
Citation: Haverkamp MH, Peiris D, Mainor AJ .
ACOs with risk-bearing experience are likely taking steps to reduce low-value medical services.
Am J Manag Care 2018 Jul;24(7):e216-e21..
Keywords: Shared Decision Making, Healthcare Utilization, Health Services Research (HSR)
Sheridan SL, Sutkowi-Hemstreet A, Barclay C
A comparative effectiveness trial of alternate formats for presenting benefits and harms information for low-value screening services: a randomized clinical trial.
The researchers examined the effect of different benefits and harms presentations on patients' intentions to accept low-value or potentially low-value screening services (prostate cancer screening in men ages 50-69 years; osteoporosis screening in low-risk women ages 50-64 years) They concluded that single, brief, written decision support interventions, such as the ones in this study, are unlikely to be sufficient to change intentions for screening.
AHRQ-funded; HS021133.
Citation: Sheridan SL, Sutkowi-Hemstreet A, Barclay C .
A comparative effectiveness trial of alternate formats for presenting benefits and harms information for low-value screening services: a randomized clinical trial.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Jan;176(1):31-41. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7339.
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Keywords: Screening, Shared Decision Making, Health Services Research (HSR), Prevention, Healthcare Utilization