Choosing Wisely recommendations avoid expensive treatments: study
Professional medical societies are more likely to target non-members when coming up with Choosing Wisely recommendations on unnecessary medical interventions rather their own income-generating tests and treatments, a new study claims.
And almost half of recommendations formulated under Choosing Wisely use qualified phrases such as ‘when possible’, ‘don’t routinely’ or ‘unless necessary’, which can be misinterpreted and result in no change to practice, the researchers say.