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Review
. 2021 Aug;73(2):292-300.
doi: 10.1007/s12020-021-02732-y. Epub 2021 May 11.

De-implementing low-value care in endocrinology

Naykky Singh Ospina  1   2 , Ramzi G Salloum  3 , Spyridoula Maraka  4   5   6 , Juan P Brito  4
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Review

De-implementing low-value care in endocrinology

Naykky Singh Ospina et al. Endocrine. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Low-value care exposes patients to ineffective, costly, and potentially harmful care. In endocrinology, low-value care practices are common in the care of patients with highly prevalent conditions. There is an urgent need to move past the identification of these practices to an active process of de-implementation. However, clinicians, researchers, and other stakeholders might lack familiarity with the frameworks and processes that can help guide successful de-implementation. To address this gap and support the de-implementation of low-value care, we provide a summary of low-value care practices in endocrinology and a primer on the fundamentals of de-implementation science. Our goal is to increase awareness of low-value care within endocrinology and suggest a path forward for addressing low-value care using principles of de-implementation science.

Keywords: De-implementation; Endocrinology; Implementation science; Low-value care.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest/Competing interests: None of the authors have any conflict of interest related to the manuscript.

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Steps and factors that guide the de-implementation process.
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