Clinical Review & Education Special Communication
Choosing Wisely in Anesthesiology
Editor's Note
On Board With the Choosing Wisely Campaign Deborah Grady, MD, MPH
We commend the American Society of Anesthesiologists for using solid and transparent methods to develop a “top-five” list of low-value activities that should be Related article page 1391 a v o i d e d . We p u b l i s h e d this list 1 in an ongoing effort to support the American Board of Internal Medic ine Foundation’s “Choosing 1. Onuoha OC, Arkoosh VA, Fleisher LA. Choosing wisely in anesthesiology: the gap between evidence
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Wisely” campaign aimed at engaging specialty medical societies to identify low-value health care activities. In addition to anesthesiologists, we hope that our internal medicine colleagues who perform preo p e r a t i ve e v a l u a t i o n w i l l f i n d t h i s l i s t h e l p f u l i n their efforts to reduce waste and improve the value of health care.
and practice [published online June 16, 2014]. JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014 .2309.
JAMA Internal Medicine August 2014 Volume 174, Number 8
Copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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Choosing Wisely in Anesthesiology
Editor's Note
On Board With the Choosing Wisely Campaign Deborah Grady, MD, MPH
We commend the American Society of Anesthesiologists for using solid and transparent methods to develop a “top-five” list of low-value activities that should be Related article page 1391 a v o i d e d . We p u b l i s h e d this list 1 in an ongoing effort to support the American Board of Internal Medic ine Foundation’s “Choosing 1. Onuoha OC, Arkoosh VA, Fleisher LA. Choosing wisely in anesthesiology: the gap between evidence
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Wisely” campaign aimed at engaging specialty medical societies to identify low-value health care activities. In addition to anesthesiologists, we hope that our internal medicine colleagues who perform preo p e r a t i ve e v a l u a t i o n w i l l f i n d t h i s l i s t h e l p f u l i n their efforts to reduce waste and improve the value of health care.
and practice [published online June 16, 2014]. JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014 .2309.
JAMA Internal Medicine August 2014 Volume 174, Number 8
Copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
Downloaded From: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/ by a University of Birmingham User on 05/30/2015
jamainternalmedicine.com
