How measurement and monitoring will wake physicians up to their dangerous, unnecessary, (and unintentional) prescribing habits.
Nuclear stress tests expose patients to toxic radiation levels. We found 18 percent of physicians order them over 75 percent of the time.
20 percent of care is unnecessary. Peer physician assessment of practice patterns is helping solve healthcare's inappropriate care crisis.
Physicians are best positioned to curtail the $265 billion wasted annually on unneeded care.
Dr. Marty Makary summarizes four key takeaways following his Alliance of Community Health Plans keynote address on unnecessary care delivery.
Oliver Wyman research highlights key treatment decision and prevalence of avoidable care.
Using comparative data to curb overprescribing and control the opioid epidemic.