Will recommendations from Choosing Wisely ever be followed?
Choosing Wisely is the new campaign advocated by the ABIM Foundation to help physicians “be better stewards of finite health care resources.” The recommendations in the campaign have been published in Consumer Reports and has been distributed to AARP members.
At first glance, the campaign seems to make sense. Limit unnecessary testing and decrease costs. However, I predict that the Choosing Wisely campaign will also have many less desirable effects. I picked out …
