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. 2015 Feb;24(2):149-53.
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003087. Epub 2014 Aug 5.

Use of non-indicated cardiac testing in low-risk patients: Choosing Wisely

Carrie H Colla  1 , Thomas D Sequist  2 , Meredith B Rosenthal  3 , William L Schpero  4 , Daniel J Gottlieb  4 , Nancy E Morden  5
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Use of non-indicated cardiac testing in low-risk patients: Choosing Wisely

Carrie H Colla et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Evidence-Based Medicine; Health Services Research; Performance Measures.

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Map of the potentially non-indicated cardiac testing prevalence for the low-risk cohort across 306 hospital referral regions, 2011. Testing prevalence indicates per cent of beneficiaries with one or more tests in the calendar year. Cardiac testing was higher in the southern and eastern regions of the USA. Data reflect 1.6 million person-years in the low-risk cohort.
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Comment in

  • Low value cardiac testing and Choosing Wisely.
    Bhatia RS, Levinson W, Lee DS. Bhatia RS, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Feb;24(2):89-91. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003605. Epub 2014 Oct 10. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015. PMID: 25304842 No abstract available.

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